Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock which forms from rounded gravel and boulder sized clasts which are cemented together in a matrix
From Latin conglomeratus, to roll together, i.e. from com together + glomerare to gather into a ball, from glomus (genitive glomeris) a ball
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Beige, Black, Brown, Buff, Light to Dark Grey, Orange, Rust, White, Yellow
Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Homes
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Roof Tiles
As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Roadstone
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Cemetery Markers, In aquifers, Tombstones
Orthoconglomerate and Paraconglomerate
Clasts are smooth to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable
Archaeological Significance
Conglomerate forms where sediments consisting mainly of pebble and cobble-size clasts at least two millimeters in diameter starts accumulating.
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion
Deposits in Eastern Continents
China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan
Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Deposits in Western Continents
Deposits in Oceania Continent
New South Wales, New Zealand
Learn more about Properties of Conglomerate
What is Conglomerate? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Conglomerate i.e. physical and thermal properties. Physical properties of Conglomerate include Color, Streak, Hardness, Structure, Cleavage, Fracture, Luster, Specific Gravity etc. The strength of Conglomerate is 70.00 N/mm2. Streak of Conglomerate is white while its cleavage is . Luster of Conglomerate is dull and its fracture is uneven. Conglomerate is opaque in nature. Know all about Conglomerate, What is Conglomerate, its composition, features, facts and reserves in next sections.
Know about Composition of Conglomerate
What is Conglomerate composed of? Get to know about composition of Conglomerate here. Conglomerate definition gives information about the Formation of Conglomerate and its composition.The composition of Conglomerate can be further divided into mineral and compound content. The mineral content of Conglomerate rock includes Clay, Sand, Silica, Silt and The compound content of Conglomerate rock includes NaCl, CaO. Almost all rocks undergo transformation process. Know all about Conglomerate rock in next section.