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Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock that contains gravel-sized clasts. Metaconglomerate is conglomerate that has undergone metamorphism.
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What type of rock is meta-conglomerate?
the meta conglomerate is a metamorphic rock it's mineral composition is from quartz & it has a non- foliated texture, it's formed via temprature (the agent of metamorphism) & the type of metamorphism is said to be "thermal" & the pre-metamorphic rock is conglomerate.
Is conglomerate a clastic rock?
No. Conglomerate is a clastic sedimentary rock.
What kind of rock or mineral is conglomerate?
Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock formed around other rocks. These other rocks can be any type that is native to the area, or that has been carried from other locations. They are a mixture of different rock types.
How is age of pebbles within a conglomerate related to the age of the conglomerate?
The pebbles are older because the conglomerate could not form without the pebbles.
How much cleavage does a conglomerate rock have?
Conglomerate does not exhibit cleavage--it fractures.
Is a meta conglomerate a metamorphic igneous or a sedimentary?
It is a metamorphic rock formed from a progenitor sedimentary rock called a "conglomerate".
What is the protolith of meta conglomerate?
A conglomerate (sedimentary rock) is the protolith, or parent rock, of a metamorphic rock called a metaconglomerate.
What type of rock is meta-conglomerate?
the meta conglomerate is a metamorphic rock it's mineral composition is from quartz & it has a non- foliated texture, it's formed via temprature (the agent of metamorphism) & the type of metamorphism is said to be "thermal" & the pre-metamorphic rock is conglomerate.
Is metaconglomerate an igneous rock?
No, metaconglomerate is a metamorphic rock, hence the "meta-" addition in front of the usually sedimentary rock conglomerate.
What is an urban conglomerate?
An urban conglomerate is a combined urban core that has all different cities combined in one category. Hope this helps.
What does conglomerate feel like?
A conglomerate rock is composed of many different sizes of pebbles, gravel and sands. Exactly like concrete is.
What is a conglomete made up of?
Conglomete is not a word. However, conglomerate is probably the word being asked about. A conglomerate is a mish-mash of different things, such as many different types of rock.
What does conglomerate mean?
A conglomerate is a company that owns many different types of businesses.
Is Unilever a conglomerate business?
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure (a corporate group), usually involving a parent company and several (or many) subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company. Conglomerates are often large and multinational. By this definition of conglomerate (and i think the only definition) unilever is a conglomerate
What is the depositional environment of conglomerate rock?
Conglomerate rocks can sometimes have spaces between the rocks and other times be filled in with a matrix cement, like concrete. A common place to find conglomerate is near a river. Rivers, because they move at different velocities, are able to transport and deposit rocks of all different sizes.
What one sedimentary process makes conglomerate and breccia rocks different?
The length of time that the sediments that compose the rocks are eroded causes the sediments in a conglomerate to become rounded.
What is a giant business doing many different kinds of business called?
A conglomerate.
