Conglomerate (geology)
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Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock made up of rounded gravel-sized pieces of rock surrounded by finer-grained sediments. The larger fragments within conglomerate are called clasts, while the finer sed
Boulder of quartz-pebble conglomerate with large clasts, from Sharon Conglomerate
Carmelo Formation (conglomerate) at Point Lobos
Nagdong Formation at Sangju
A conglomerate at the base of the Cambrian in the Black Hills, South Dakota.
Montserrat (mountain)
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Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni, Montgrós, and Les Agulles.
Conglomerate (geology)
…Waterlaid deposits associated with glaciers are often conglomeratic, forming structures such as eskers. An example of conglomerate can be seen at Montserrat, near Barcelona. Here, erosion has created vertical channels that give the characteristic jagged shapes the mountain is named for (Montserrat literally…
Montserrat seen from Manresa
Panorama of the view from the Sant Jeroni summit of Montserrat
Mountain seen from Puig Lluent with a sea of clouds.
Large-scale layering in the conglomerate sequence