Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate (likely polymictic conglomerate)
Clastic sedimentary rock composed of rounded lithic and mineral clasts in a finer matrix; commonly quartz, feldspar, chert, and volcanic fragments cemented by silica, calcite, or iron oxides
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Puddingstone (conglomerate)
Lithified polymict conglomerate, with rounded to subrounded pebble clasts in a finer matrix
Iron-stained quartz or quartz-rich rock
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly limonite/goethite-stained quartzite or breccia
Conglomerate
Lithified, poorly sorted gravel; composition is uncertain from the image
Conglomerate (or Breccia / Porphyry)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate / Sandstone)
Breccia
Lithic breccia (angular rock fragments cemented in a finer matrix)
Conglomerate
Polymictic clast-supported conglomerate, likely carbonate-rich
Breccia
Clastic Breccia
Breccia
Breccia
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Polymict breccia
Volcanic breccia (clast-rich pyroclastic rock), compositionally likely andesitic to basaltic
Conglomerate
Polymictic clast-supported conglomerate
Polymictic conglomerate
Lithified polymictic conglomerate; clasts likely quartzite, granite, and volcanic rock in a dark matrix
Conglomerate (pebble conglomerate)
Clastic sedimentary rock composed of rounded gravel-sized clasts in a finer matrix
Breccia
Clastic breccia, likely fault breccia; composition varies, commonly quartz, feldspar, and lithic fragments cemented by silica or calcite
Quartz vein rock with iron-oxide staining
Massive and drusy quartz (SiO₂), with hematite/goethite and likely minor sulfides
Conglomerate
Polymictic conglomerate; clast-bearing sedimentary rock cemented by silica, calcite, or iron oxides
Breccia
Breccia (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Conglomerate (rounded-pebble rock)
Lithified polymictic conglomerate; clasts cemented by a finer mineral matrix
Polymictic conglomerate
Clast-supported conglomerate, typically quartz- and feldspar-rich in a dark matrix
Breccia
Breccia
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert (Sedimentary Rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Quartz-rich breccia or iron-stained milky quartz
Silica-dominated rock; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron oxides/hydroxides and clay or feldspar fragments
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rounded conglomeratic river pebble
Polymict conglomerate (lithified gravel), composition uncertain from image
Quartz Vein in Matrix (Breccia / Host Rock with Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock Matrix
Limestone Breccia
Sedimentary Breccia (Calcareous)
Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate
Weathered conglomeratic breccia
Polymictic conglomerate/breccia, likely iron-stained
Conglomerate pebble
Polymictic conglomerate (clast-supported)
Iron-stained breccia or weathered conglomerate pebble
Clastic sedimentary rock; likely quartz-rich sandstone/breccia with dark mafic or iron-manganese fragments
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomeratic sandstone or breccia
Lithic arkose / polymictic conglomeratic sandstone
Quartz-rich breccia or quartz vein fragment
Silica, primarily quartz (SiO₂), with possible chlorite, feldspar, or iron-oxide inclusions
Quartz-rich breccia or conglomerate
Siliciclastic breccia/conglomerate, likely containing quartz and iron-oxide-stained rock fragments
Brecciated Jasper (or Polished Sedimentary Breccia)
Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)