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Conglomerate

Sedimentary Rocks

Conglomerate 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 are called clasts and the finer surrounding sediment is called the matrix; conglomerates form when rounded gravels deposited by water or glaciers become solidified and cemented over time. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Kind
Rock 1
Formation Class
Sedimentary, clastic (rounded gravel-sized clasts cemented within a finer sand, silt or clay matrix) 1
Classification
Classification
Sedimentary Rock 1
Use
Building and Construction 2
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Source Anchor Church (Wikipedia)
Source Belogradchik Rocks (Wikipedia)
Source Chew Valley (Wikipedia)
Source Danxia landform (Wikipedia)
Source Chinle Formation (Wikipedia)
Source Danxia landform (Wikipedia)
Source Djadochta Formation (Wikipedia)
Source Ellsworth Mountains (Wikipedia)
Source Guiana Shield (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Hopewell Rocks, Wikipedia
Source Jeti-Ögüz Rocks (Wikipedia)
Source Kata Tjuta (Wikipedia)
Source Kittatinny Valley (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Meteora, Wikipedia
Source Montserrat (mountain) (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Monument Valley, Wikipedia
Source Mount Danxia (Wikipedia)
Source Ronda Depression (Wikipedia)
Source Santa Clarita Valley (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Source Geology.com: Conglomerate: Sedimentary Rock

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1. Conglomerate (Wikipedia)
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    rounded gravels deposited by water or glaciers become solidified and cemented by pressure over time.
  • Lead section
    Conglomerate () 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.
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2. Geology.com: Conglomerate: Sedimentary Rock
Geology.com
  • Uses of Conglomerate
    Conglomerate can be crushed to make a fine aggregate that can be used where a low-performance material is suitable.
  • Caused By: Sedimentation, How Does Conglomerate Form?
    Conglomerate-Forming Environment: A beach where strong waves have deposited rounded, cobble-size rocks.
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Wikidata: Conglomerate
Wikidata Q191704
Montserrat (mountain) (Wikipedia)
  • Associated With: Montserrat (mountain), Lead paragraph
    The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock.
  • Associated With: Montserrat (mountain), Lead, rock Conglomerate
    The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock.
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Anchor Church (Wikipedia)
  • Associated With: Anchor Church, Lead paragraph
    Anchor Church is a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone (Triassic conglomerate) outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire, England.
  • Associated With: Anchor Church, Lead, rock Conglomerate
    Anchor Church is a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone (Triassic conglomerate) outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire, England.
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Belogradchik Rocks (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Belogradchik Rocks, Lead paragraph
Quote, Associated With: Belogradchik Rocks, Lead paragraph
The Belogradchik Rocks (Bulgarian: Белоградчишки скали, Belogradchishki skali) are a group of strangely shaped sandstone and conglomerate rock formations located on the western slopes of the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) near the town of Belogradchik in northwest Bulgaria.
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Kata Tjuta (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Kata Tjuta, Lead paragraph
Quote, Associated With: Kata Tjuta, Lead paragraph
The 36 domes that make up Kata Tjuṯa / Mount Olga cover an area of 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi) are composed of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock consisting of cobbles and boulders of varying rock types including granite and basalt, cemented by a matrix of coarse sandstone.
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Chew Valley (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Chew Valley, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Chew Valley, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Clifton Down Limestone, which includes calcite and dolomitic mudstones of the Carboniferous period, is found in the adjoining central band and dolomitic conglomerate of the Triassic period.
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Danxia landform (Wikipedia)
  • Associated With: China Danxia, Lead, rock Conglomerate
    Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age.
  • Associated With: Danxia Landform, Lead, rock Conglomerate
    Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age.
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Chinle Formation (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Chinle Formation, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Chinle Formation, Article text, rock Conglomerate
In this region, the oldest and stratigraphically lowest portion of the Chinle is the Shinarump Conglomerate.
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Djadochta Formation (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Djadochta Formation, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Djadochta Formation, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Ukhaa Tolgod (also spelled Oka Tolga): The strata exposed at Ukhaa Tolgod is dominated by reddish sandstones, with some sandstones containing small amounts of conglomeratic lenses and/or cobbles and pebbles. Conglomerate itself is in this site, and to a lesser level are mudstones and siltstones, which are thin and laterally restricted.
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Ellsworth Mountains (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Ellsworth Mountains, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Ellsworth Mountains, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Formation of graywacke-argillite-conglomerate, the Drake Icefall Formation of black shales and marble, the Conglomerate Ridge Formation of conglomerate and quartzite, the Liberty Hills-Springer Peak-Frazier Ridge Formations of quartzite-argillite, and the Minaret Formation of
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Guiana Shield (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Guiana Shield, Lead, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Guiana Shield, Lead, rock Conglomerate
The rocks of the Guiana Shield consist of metasediments and metavolcanics (greenstones) overlain by sub-horizontal layers of sandstones, quartzites, shales and conglomerates intruded by sills of younger mafic intrusives such as gabbros.
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Wikipedia: Hopewell Rocks, Wikipedia
Associated With: Hopewell Rocks, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Hopewell Rocks, Article text, rock Conglomerate
The formations consist of red-brown sedimentary conglomerate, sandstone, and minor mudstone rock from the Carboniferous Hopewell Cape Formation, part of the Mabou Group.
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Jeti-Ögüz Rocks (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Jeti-Ögüz Rocks, Lead, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Jeti-Ögüz Rocks, Lead, rock Conglomerate
It was established in 1975 with a purpose of conservation of a unique geological formation, sheer cliffs composed of Tertiary red conglomerates.
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Kittatinny Valley (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Kittatinny Valley, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Kittatinny Valley, Article text, rock Conglomerate
The valley is situated between the Silurian Shawangunk quartz conglomerate and the lower Cambrian Hardyston quartzite.
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Wikipedia: Meteora, Wikipedia
Associated With: Meteora, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Meteora, Article text, rock Conglomerate
However, they are not like the typical volcanic plugs of igneous rock found elsewhere, as they are composed of a mixture of sandstone and conglomerate.
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Wikipedia: Monument Valley, Wikipedia
Associated With: Monument Valley, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Monument Valley, Article text, rock Conglomerate
The lowest layer is the Organ Rock Shale, the middle is de Chelly Sandstone, and the top layer is the Moenkopi Formation capped by Shinarump Conglomerate.
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Mount Danxia (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Mount Danxia, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Mount Danxia, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Mount of Danxia is identified by multi-layered red sedimentary rocks of sandstone and conglomerate, and the area of was formed by the fluvial deposition through the basin 140-65 million years ago.
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Ronda Depression (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Ronda Depression, Lead, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Ronda Depression, Lead, rock Conglomerate
Its predominantly composed of sedimentary materials such as sandstones, clays and conglomerates.
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Santa Clarita Valley (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Santa Clarita Valley, Article text, rock Conglomerate
Quote, Associated With: Santa Clarita Valley, Article text, rock Conglomerate
The Santa Clarita Valley is underlain by Quaternary alluvial deposits and coarse-grained Pleistocene age conglomerates dominated by sandstone of marine and non-marine origin.
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