Difference between revisions of "Conglomerate"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A natural or man-made heterogeneous stone mass. A conglomerate of stone consists of pebbles | + | A natural or man-made heterogeneous stone mass. A conglomerate of stone consists of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pebble pebbles] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gravel gravel] embedded in a matrix of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sand sand] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cement cement]. Examples are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=breccia breccia] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=puddingstone puddingstone]. |
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| + | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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| + | conglomérat (Fr.); conglomerado (Esp., Port.); Konglomerat (Deut.); conglomeraat (Ned.) | ||
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| + | == Additional Images == | ||
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| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Conglomerateemr3.jpg|Conglomerate | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | == Authority == | ||
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| + | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
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| + | * ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | ||
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| + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
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| + | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 05:30, 24 July 2013
Description
A natural or man-made heterogeneous stone mass. A conglomerate of stone consists of pebbles or gravel embedded in a matrix of sand and cement. Examples are breccia and puddingstone.
Synonyms and Related Terms
conglomérat (Fr.); conglomerado (Esp., Port.); Konglomerat (Deut.); conglomeraat (Ned.)
Additional Images
Conglomerate
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998