Conglomerate vs. Sandstone
Union Pacific's Global 2, Illinois to Lathrop, California premium intermodal passes the conglomerate (not to be confused with sandstone) cliffs of Echo Canyon, Utah on Oct. 11, 2024.
Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock, composed of rounded quartz pebbles, cobbles, and boulders surrounded by a matrix of sand and finer material, and cemented with silica, iron oxide, or calcium carbonate. The rock fragments are rounded from being rolled along a stream bed or a beach.
The Echo Canyon formations range in age from 45 to 125 million years old.
Conglomerate vs. Sandstone
Union Pacific's Global 2, Illinois to Lathrop, California premium intermodal passes the conglomerate (not to be confused with sandstone) cliffs of Echo Canyon, Utah on Oct. 11, 2024.
Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock, composed of rounded quartz pebbles, cobbles, and boulders surrounded by a matrix of sand and finer material, and cemented with silica, iron oxide, or calcium carbonate. The rock fragments are rounded from being rolled along a stream bed or a beach.
The Echo Canyon formations range in age from 45 to 125 million years old.