Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (possibly conglomerate or breccia with a quartz vein) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Weathered conglomeratic volcanic rock
Likely basaltic volcanic breccia or agglomerate, with plagioclase, pyroxene, volcanic glass, and lithic fragments
Quartz Druzy in Brecciated Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Breccia
Pebble or Cobble (likely composed of sandstone or conglomerate)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (specific name like sandstone, conglomerate, or breccia would require microscopic analysis of clast size and angularity)
Conglomeratic sandstone or breccia specimen
Quartz-rich clastic sedimentary rock; likely sandstone with pebble-sized quartz, feldspar, and lithic clasts
Rounded polymictic conglomerate (pebble)
Clast-supported conglomerate; mainly quartz- and feldspar-bearing lithic clasts in a sandy matrix
Conglomerate (pebble-to-cobble gravel)
Polymictic conglomerate; clast-supported conglomerate in a sandy or silty matrix
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or milky-quartz vein material
Quartzite (dominantly SiO₂), possibly quartz-vein breccia with iron-oxide staining
Asphalt Conglomerate
Artificial Bituminous Conglomerate
Weathered conglomeratic or breccia cobble
Lithified polymictic conglomerate/breccia, likely iron-stained siliciclastic rock
Jasper Breccia
Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Brecciated rock, likely polymict breccia
Polymict breccia; exact lithology cannot be determined from the image
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Polished breccia (decorative stone)
Likely carbonate breccia: angular carbonate-rock fragments in a calcite-rich matrix; exact identification requires testing
Gowganda Tillite (Puddingstone)
Glacial Tillite (Diamictite) with Jasper inclusions
Quartz-rich rock, possibly quartz vein or silicified breccia
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide/clay impurities
Likely iron-stained quartz/chalcedony fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly brecciated or partly chalcedonic, with iron-oxide staining
Rounded basaltic conglomerate / breccia pebble
Basalt-rich polymict conglomerate, with plagioclase, pyroxene, and altered mafic minerals
Conglomeratic volcanic breccia
Lithic volcanic breccia, likely andesitic or basaltic
Tumbled jasper pebble
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, commonly brecciated or iron-stained jasper (SiO₂)
Polished brecciated jasper
Silicified breccia, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining
Conglomeratic breccia (polymict volcanic breccia)
Polymict volcaniclastic breccia; clasts likely basaltic/andesitic rock in a dark matrix
Terrazzo flooring containing marble aggregate
Marble (recrystallized calcite, CaCO₃) aggregate in cementitious terrazzo
Quartz-rich breccia (possibly silicified jasper or chalcedony breccia)
Silica breccia composed mainly of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony, and possibly iron-oxide-stained quartz
Quartz Pebble in Sandstone matrix
Quartz Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper/quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining; likely ferruginous quartzite or jasper
Quartz-rich breccia (possibly hydrothermal breccia)
Silicified polymictic breccia; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and altered rock fragments
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Breccia/Rhyolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with matrix
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Polymictic conglomerate
Conglomerate; clast-supported polymictic conglomerate in a dark matrix
Sandstone or possibly a conglomerate
Arenite (if sandstone)
Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate
Quartz vein fragment
Milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly with weathered host rock
Quartz vein rock with iron-oxide staining
Milky quartz (SiO₂), locally stained by hematite/goethite; possible feldspar or host-rock fragments
Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silica breccia (SiO2)
Weathered conglomerate pebble
Polymict conglomerate, likely ferruginous and quartz-rich
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Rock)
Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix
Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock (detrital sedimentary)
Quartz-rich breccia or vein quartz specimen
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor sulfides
Conglomeratic gravel / polymictic breccia
Polymictic rudite, likely anthropogenic or beach/stream gravel; composition varies