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Conglomerate Sedimentary Rock Q&A

tracyb — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:54:18 +0000

Here is another great question we received through our Ask-a-Geologist email.

Question: What grains are in conglomerate rocks?

Answer: Conglomerate rocks are made up of many different types of grains from sand to various types of rocks.

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Ask-a-Geologist Q&A: Sand Grains

tracyb — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:39:30 +0000

Question: What is the name of sand grains cemented together?

Answer: Sandstone is the rock which consists of sand grains that are cemented together. This photo of a sandstone nicely shows the layered formation of the sand grains.

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