orthoconglomerate

orthoconglomerate

[‚ȯr·thə·kən′gläm·ə·rət]
(geology)
A conglomerate with an intact gravel framework held together by mineral cement and deposited by ordinary water currents.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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