Conglomerate (geology)

a rock that is composed of smaller rounded rocks cemented together From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Conglomerate (geology)

A conglomerate is a rock consisting of individual clasts within a finer-grained matrix that have become cemented together.

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Carmelo Formation (Conglomerate) at Point Lobos, California
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Puddingstone outcrop

Conglomerates are sedimentary rocks consisting of rounded fragments and are thus differentiated from breccias, which consist of angular clasts.[1] Both conglomerates and breccias have clasts larger than sand (>2 mm).

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