Polymictic conglomerate
A rock subtype
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About Polymictic conglomerate
A conglomerate consisting of fragments from an assortment of different rocks and/or minerals.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
50220
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50220:3
Classification of Polymictic conglomerate
- Rock
- Sedimentary rock and sediment
- Sedimentary rock
- Clastic sedimentary rock
- Rudite
- Conglomerate
- Polymictic conglomerate
- Conglomerate
- Rudite
- Clastic sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary rock and sediment
Synonyms of Polymictic conglomerate
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 1 photo of Polymictic conglomerate associated with 'Conglomerate' |
Internet Links for Polymictic conglomerate
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References for Polymictic conglomerate
Reference List:
Etheridge, M.A., Vernon, R.H. (1981) A deformed polymictic conglomerateâthe influence of grain size and composition on the mechanism and rate of deformation. Tectonophysics, 79 (3) 237-254 doi:10.1016/0040-1951(81)90115-3
HAILE, T (2001) Presence of Pre-Pebble Tectono-Metamorphism in Slates and Phyllite Clasts in the Polymictic Conglomerate of Gulgula Area, Western Eritrea: An Example of Polycyclic Metamorphism. Gondwana Research, 4 (2) 170-171 doi:10.1016/s1342-937x(05)70681-x
Nakagawa, Tomio, Sano, Hiroyoshi, Agematsu, Sachiko, Sashida, Katsuo, Watanabe, Yukio (2019) Upper Triassic limestone clasts of the polymictic limestone conglomerate in the Mino Belt, the northwestern Nanjo Mountains, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan, 125 (12) 877-884 doi:10.5575/geosoc.2019.0033
Pratihari, Asim R., Hegde, Venkatraman S., Frimmel, Hartwig E., Hulaji, Shivani, Paltekar, Manjunath (2022) Depositional environment of polymictic conglomerate of the Gadag greenstone Belt, Western Dharwar Craton, south India: An insight for Neoarchean marginal sedimentation. Geological Journal, 57 (3) 1262-1283 doi:10.1002/gj.4339



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