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A conglomerate is a corporation that is made up of a number of different, seemingly unrelated businesses. In a conglomerate, one company owns a controlling stake in a number of smaller companies, which conduct business separately.
Characteristics. Conglomerate rock is characterized by the presence of rounded pebbles, cobbles or boulders that are surrounded by a matrix. The matrix is comprised of sand or silt and cements the rock together.