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rudite

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 Greekderived term, psephite. Etymol: Latin rudus, crushed stone, debris, rubble.

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