"from the breakdown" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
For example, you could say "We learned from the breakdown of the financial markets that economic systems can be fragile."
Micrite can precipitate from seawater or form from the breakdown of larger carbonate grains.
This is an extract taken from the Breakdown, the Guardian's weekly rugby union email.
Extract taken from The Breakdown, Eddie Butler's twice-weekly Lions email.
This is an excerpt from The Breakdown, guardian.co.uk's twice-weekly free email during the Six Nations.
From The Breakdown, the Guardian's weekly take on the world of rugby.
This is an extract from The Breakdown, the Guardian's free weekly rugby union email.
This is an extract from The Breakdown, the Guardian's weekly rugby union email.
This is an extract taken from The Breakdown, the Guardian's weekly rugby union email.
Multicellular animals derive energy solely from the breakdown of complex organic molecules, mainly carbohydrates and fats.
The chlorine monoxide is believed to have come from the breakdown of chlorofluorocarbons.
Glucose and xylose are the two most abundant sugars derived from the breakdown of lignocellulosic biomass.
