Conglomerate is distinguished from breccia by its rounded clasts.

Rock group	Sedimentary
Origin	Clastic/detrital
Particle size (Wentworth)	>2 mm

Conglomerate in Hand Sample

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Leesburg Conglomerate boulder
Flat pebble conglomerate of the Gros Ventre Formation
Quartz pebble conglomerate of the Shawangunk Formation
Conglomerate of the Cerro Toro Formation, Chilean Patagonia
Mudchip conglomerate of the Belt Supergroup in Montana
Arkosic conglomerate from the Caves of Cushendun
Strained metaconglomerate known as Funzie conglomerate (with bonus structural geology content)
Just a nice conglomerate countertop

Conglomerate in Thin Section

Conglomerate with hematite cement, plane polars
Conglomerate with hematite cement, crossed polars
Conglomerate with hematite cement and calcite cement, plane polars
Conglomerate with hematite cement and calcite cement, crossed polars

Conglomerate, Plane Polars

Conglomerate in plane polarized light. Magnification: 40x Click here to watch conglomerate rotating in crossed polars: https://youtu.be/MdlF6-__5xo Click her…

Conglomerate, Crossed Polars

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Conglomerate with Hematite Cement, Plane Polars

Conglomerate with hematite cement in plane polarized light. Magnification: 40x Click here to watch this rotate in crossed polars: https://youtu.be/aV-6EU32zT…

Conglomerate with Hematite Cement, Crossed Polars

Conglomerate with hematite cement in cross polarized light. Magnification: 40x Click here to watch this rotate in plane polars: https://youtu.be/hdxyuBr9m_8 …