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Intraformational conglomerate
A rock subtype
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i. A conglomerate in which the clasts are essentially contemporaneous with the matrix, developed by the breaking up and rounding of fragments of a newly formed or partly consolidated sediment (usually shale or limestone) and their nearly immediate incorporation in new sedimentary deposits; e.g., an edgewise conglomerate.
Ref: AGI
ii. A conglomerate occurring in the midst of a geologic formation, such as one formed during a brief interruption in the orderly deposition of strata. It may contain clasts external to the formation. The term is used in this sense esp. in England.
Ref: AGI
Ref: AGI
ii. A conglomerate occurring in the midst of a geologic formation, such as one formed during a brief interruption in the orderly deposition of strata. It may contain clasts external to the formation. The term is used in this sense esp. in England.
Ref: AGI
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
471299
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:471299:8
Classification of Intraformational conglomerate
- Rock
- Sedimentary rock and sediment
- Sedimentary rock
- Clastic sedimentary rock
- Rudite
- Conglomerate
- Intraformational conglomerate
- Conglomerate
- Rudite
- Clastic sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary rock and sediment
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