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Wildflysch of Chantermerle near Bloney
Wildflysch is a poorly sorted sedimentary rock resulting from a mass sediment flow. Note the backpack in the lower right corner for scale. Many inclusions can be seen, including a large one which fills the center of the picture.
Diamictite
Diamicton is the term used to describe a poorly sorted, matrix-supported, clastic deposit with particles of a wide range of sizes. There are many processes that can generate diamicton, but this type of deposit is often associated with the action of glaciers. This photo shows a Permian example of lithified diamicton (diamictite), from the Paranà Basin, Brazil, found above a striated bedrock surface and traditionally interpreted as glaciogenic.