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agglomerate
subject			fact

agglomerate	is a kind of volcanic rock
	has definition a fragmental rock dominated by rounded clasts larger than 64 mm in diameter or length
	has clast size 64 mm or larger in diameter
volcanic rock	has solidification mechanism extrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruption
	has solidification timescale very rapid
igneous rock	has composition silicates (with very few exceptions)
rock	has part mineral
	has texture
	has genesis