Conglomerate (geology)

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

Conglomerates are sedimentary rocks consisting of rounded fragments and are thus differentiated from breccias, which consist of angular clasts."Conglomerate Rocks." Conglomerate Rocks on Rock Hound.  Rock Hounds. Retrieved on July 29, 2007. Both conglomerates and breccias have clasts larger than sand (>2 mm).

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Category:Sedimentary rocks