Conglomerate: Sedimentary Rock - Pictures, Definition & More - Geology.com
网页Conglomerate is a clastic sedimentary rock made up of rounded clasts that are greater than two millimeters in diameter. The spaces between the clasts are generally filled with sand- and clay-size particles. The rock is bound together by a cement that is usually composed of calcite or quartz.
Conglomerate (geology) - Wikipedia
网页Conglomerate (/ kənˈɡlɒmərɪt /) is a sedimentary rock made up of rounded gravel -sized pieces of rock surrounded by finer-grained sediments (such as sand, silt, or clay). The larger fragments within conglomerate are called clasts, while the finer sediment surrounding the clasts is called the matrix.
Conglomerate | Properties, Composition, Classification, Formation
网页2023年9月4日 — Conglomerate is a clastic sedimentary rock that shaped from rounded gravel and boulder sized clasts cemented or in a matrix supperted. The rounding of the clasts show that rocks have been transported a long way from their source or on a seaside tide to wave movement.
Conglomerate | Sedimentary, Clastic & Stratified | Britannica
网页Conglomerate, in petrology, lithified sedimentary rock consisting of rounded fragments greater than 2 millimetres (0.08 inch) in diameter. It is commonly contrasted with breccia, which consists of angular fragments.
Conglomerate Rock: Geology, Composition, Uses - ThoughtCo
网页2018年6月15日 — In geology, conglomerate refers to a coarse-grained sedimentary rock that resembles concrete. Conglomerate is considered a clastic rock because it contains an abundance of gravel-sized (greater than 2 mm diameter) pebbles called clasts.
Sedimentary rock - Clastic, Chemical, Organic | Britannica
网页Conglomerates and breccias are sedimentary rocks composed of coarse fragments of preexisting rocks held together either by cement or by a finer-grained clastic matrix. Both contain significant amounts (at least 10 percent) of coarser-than-sand-size clasts.
Conglomerate Rocks: Identification, Characteristics, Pictures, and …
网页2024年3月24日 — Conglomerate rocks, with their diverse composition and sedimentary structure, serve as valuable environmental indicators, shedding light on past conditions. They are instrumental in understanding sedimentary basin dynamics and formation processes, offering a window into Earth’s history.
5.2: Conglomerates and Breccias - Geosciences LibreTexts
网页For our purposes, we will consider conglomerates and breccias to have more than 50% clasts. When describing these rocks, clasts are the larger particles that make up the rock; they are >2 mm diameter and are analogous to the framework grains in a sandstone.
Conglomerate - Sedimentary Rocks - Sandatlas
网页Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock formed by the lithification of rounded or sub-rounded gravel (grains larger than 2 mm in diameter). Conglomerate is strongly related to sandstone. It is actually a type of sandstone, although it may not …
Conglomerate - Geology 1501 - ECU
网页Tan to brown. Miscellaneous. Rounded clasts in a fine- to medium-grained matrix; Immature. Depositional Environment. Alluvial Fan, Glacial (unstratified till), or Braided Stream. East Carolina University. Department of Geological Sciences. East 5th Street Greenville, NC 27858-4353 USA. 252-328-6360 | Contact Us.