paraconglomerate

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paraconglomerate [¦par·ə·kən′gläm·ə·rət]

(geology)

A conglomerate that is not a product of normal aqueous flow but is deposited by such modes of mass transport as subaqueous turbidity currents and glacier ice; characterized by a disrupted gravel framework, often unstratified, and notable for a matrix of greater than gravel-sized fragments.

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No references found			The overlying Lakevale Formation consists of grey to reddish-brown polymictic conglomerate and paraconglomerate with gypsum and anhydrite in the subsurface. Deformation of the Macumber Formation, Antigonish Basin, Nova Scotia: ... by Thomas, D.B.; Nance, R.D.; Murphy, J.B. / Atlantic Geology			Paracel Islands Paracelsus Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus paracentesis paracentric paracentric inversion paracetamol Parachor parachronology Parachute parachute flare parachute fragmentation bomb parachute radiosonde parachute troops parachute weather buoy parachute-opening shock Parachuting, Sport Paraclete paraclinal paracoccidioidomycosis paracolon bacteria paracompact space paracondyloid paracone paraconformity paraconglomerate paraconid paraconsistent probability paracoquimbite paracrate paracrine signaling Paracrinoidea Paracucumidae paracyanogen paracyl reflector paracystitis Parad Parád Parada del Sol parade Parade of Troops paradidymis Paradigm PARADIGM PLUS paradigm shift Paradigmatic Relationship Paradigmatics Paradigms of AI Programming Paradisaeidae Paradise paradise duck			paracoccidioidal granuloma paracoccidioidal granuloma paracoccidioidal granuloma Paracoccidioides Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Paracoccidioides Brasiliensis Soluble Antigen paracoccidioidomycosis paracoccidioidomycosis Paracolic gutters paracolitis Paracolobactrum paracolon bacteria paracolon bacteria paracolpium Paracompact Paracompact Hausdorff space Paracompact space Paracompact topological space Paracompactness Paracompactness criteria paraconal groove paraconal groove paraconal groove paracondylar process paracondylar process paracondylar process paracondylar process paracondyloid Paracone paraconformity paraconglomerate Paraconic paraconid Paraconine Paraconodonta Paraconodonta paraconsistent probability paracontrast Paracontrol Kite Division Paracooperia Paracooperia nodulosa (Paracooperia matoffi) paracoquimbite Paracorolla Paracoroptes allenopitheci Paracortex paracosm paracrate paracrine Paracrine Growth-Stimulatory Factor Paracrine hormones Paracrine signaling Paracrine signalling Paracrine signalling Paracrinoidea Paracrostic Paracrotalus Paracrotalus Paracucumidae

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