how is conglomerate formed
Carmelo Formation (Conglomerate) at Point Lobos. Conglomerate /kÉÅËÉ¡lÉmÉrÉ¨t/ is a coarse-grained clastic sedimentary rock that is composed of a substantial fraction of rounded to subangular gravel-size clasts, e.g., granules, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders, larger than 2 mm (0.079 in) in diameter.Conglomerates form by the consolidation and lithification of gravel.he size and composition of the gravel-size fraction of a conglomerate may or may not vary in composition, sorting, and size. In some conglomerates, the gravel-size class consist almost entirely of what were clay clasts at the time of deposition.