Conglomerate
Rock
About it
Rock of rounded pebbles and cobbles over 2 mm across, set in finer sand or cement. The rounded clasts show long transport by rivers or waves, which tells it apart from breccia.
- Type
- Rock (sedimentary)
- Group
- Sedimentary (clastic)
- Colours
- multicoloured, grey, brown, red
- Transparency
- opaque
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.