A conglomerate rock containing fang-shaped crystalline fragments or fragments of fossils with fang-like projections.
Blend of 'fang' and 'conglomerate' (from Latin 'conglomerare' meaning to roll together). This is a specialized geological term that emerged in the 19th century when mineralogists needed vocabulary for specific rock compositions.
Some fanglomerate formations contain fossilized teeth from ancient sharks mixed with volcanic debris, creating literal teeth in stone from creatures that died millions of years ago.
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