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A general name used for consolidated sedimentary rocks composed of rounded
or angular fragments coarser than sand (granules, pebbles, cobbles,
boulders, or gravel or rubble); e.g., conglomerate, breccia, and
calcirudite. The term is equivalent to the Greek-derived term, psephite.
Etymol: Latin rudus, crushed stone, debris, rubble. See also:
lutite;
arenite. AGI
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