conglomerate
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- noun
- /kənˈɡlɑːmərɪt/
- Specialized
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conglomerado
- The cliffs are made of a type of conglomerate rock, featuring large rounded pebbles cemented together.
Examples
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Earlier imaging of the region from Mars orbit allows for additional interpretation of the gravel-bearing conglomerate.
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Scientists are studying the images of stones cemented into a layer of conglomerate rock.
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The Mars Rover Curiosity has revealed enticing pictures of conglomerate rock that has had its sides sheared off.
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The gravels in conglomerates at both outcrops range in size from a grain of sand to a golf ball.
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There are two major kinds of rocks at Point Lobos: granitic rocks, mainly on the north shore, and sedimentary sandstones and conglomerates, mainly on the south shore.
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Geologists study the conglomerate at the site to understand the sedimentary processes that formed it.
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This region is known for its unique conglomerate, which contains fossils of ancient marine life.
Synonyms
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Rock made from layers of sand, mud, or broken shells
A rock that forms when small pieces of older rocks press and stick together
Compounds
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How Coarse-Grained
Surface Forms
Morphology
conglomerate = glomerate (opaque) = con + glomer + ate
The rock sense is literally about fragments being gathered together, but the base word is obscure and the geological usage is specialized.
Etymology
The word conglomerate comes from Latin con- 'together' and glomerare 'to form into a ball'. Picture pebbles and small stones rolled and stuck together into one mass, so a conglomerate rock is many rounded fragments joined into a single rock.