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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| + | A natural or man-made heterogeneous stone mass. A conglomerate of stone consists of [[pebble|pebbles]] or [[gravel]] embedded in a matrix of [[sand]] and [[cement]]. Examples are [[breccia]] and [[puddingstone]]. | ||
| − | + | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | |
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| + | conglomérat (Fr.); conglomerado (Esp., Port.); Konglomerat (Deut.); conglomeraat (Ned.) | ||
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| + | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
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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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:12, 4 July 2022
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.)
Resources and Citations
- 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