Definition of Metaconglomerates. Meaning of Metaconglomerates. Synonyms of Metaconglomerates

- parent rock (protolith) being conglomerate, rather than clay. The metaconglomerates of the Jack Hills of Western Australia are the source rocks for much...
- phyllite and schist, which occur within the metagraywackes and metaconglomerates. Adjacent to and south of its summit, thin, southward-dipping, and...
- ankle- to hip-deep. Metamorphic alteration transforms conglomerate into metaconglomerate. Puddingstone Jasper conglomerate Boggs, S. (2006) Principles of Sedimentology...
- slate and schist that contain minor amounts of metavolcanic rocks, metaconglomerates, and quartzite. These rocks are intruded by metamorphosed gabbro,...
- Quartz-pebble metaconglomerate (Jack Hills Quartzite), the rock type that contains Earth's oldest dated mineral grains (detrital zircon)...
- 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...
- eastern coast facing Mull are steeply dipping Neoproterozoic age metaconglomerates, metasandstones, metamudstones and hornfelsed metasiltstones ascribed...
- Mylonite – Metamorphic rock – A metamorphic rock formed by shearing Metaconglomerate - A type of metamorphic rock formed through the recrystallization of...
- is present as discontinuous slivers of metamorphic rocks, pelites, metaconglomerates and gneisses caught up within regional strike-slip oblique thrust...
- Zircons in metaconglomerates from the Jack Hills in Australia show carbon isotopic evidence for early life....