Conglomerate
Rock type: detrital sedimentary.
Age: between 45 and 35 million years. Paleogene period (Eocene).
Characteristics: composed of rock fragments of diverse size, shape, and composition. It Includes pebbles (rounded grains bigger than 2 mm in diameter), matrix (elements smaller than 2 mm in diameter) and cement (calcareous or siliceous).
Formation environment: fluvial or alluvial areas and on slopes, the process of mass movements.
Uses: construction materials and sand and gravel.
Origin of the block: Pessonada, Conca de Dalt (Pallars Jussà).
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