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Metaconglomerate is a rock type
which originated from
conglomerate after undergoing metamorphism.
Conglomerate is
easily identifiable by the
pebbles or...
- ankle- to hip-deep.
Metamorphic alteration transforms conglomerate into
metaconglomerate.
Puddingstone Jasper conglomerate Boggs, S. (2006)
Principles of Sedimentology...
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consists predominately of m****ive, co****-grained
metagreywacke and
metaconglomerate. The
lower northern flanks of
Kuwohi are
underlain by
thick layers...
- Quartz-pebble
metaconglomerate (Jack
Hills Quartzite), the rock type that
contains Earth's
oldest dated mineral grains (detrital zircon)...
- cleavage"), and the
layers of flattened, smeared, pancake-like
clasts in
metaconglomerate.
Foliation is
usually formed by the
preferred orientation of minerals...
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whose protolith is
known to be a
conglomerate will be
described as a
metaconglomerate. For a
metamorphic rock to be
classified in this manner, the protolith...
- clay-rich)
Limestone Calc–silicate rock
Mudstone Pelite Siltstone Semi-pelite
Sandstone Psammite,
Quartzite Conglomerate Metaconglomerate Shale Slate...
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slate and
schist that
contain minor amounts of
metavolcanic rocks,
metaconglomerates, and quartzite.
These rocks are
intruded by
metamorphosed gabbro,...
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Zircons in
metaconglomerates from the Jack
Hills in
Australia show
carbon isotopic evidence for
early life....
- are a
resistant metamorphized schist, gneisses, metagraywackes, and
metaconglomerates. The
Falls themselves formed during the Last
Glacial Period, about...
