A pebble is a clast of rock with a particle size of 4 to 64 millimetres based on the Krumbein phi scale of sedimentology.
Pebbles are generally considered larger than granules (2 to 4 millimetres diameter) and smaller than cobbles (64 to 256 millimetres diameter).
A rock made predominantly of pebbles is termed a conglomerate. Pebble tools are among the earliest known man-made artifacts,
dating from the Palaeolithic period of human history.
Pebbles come in various colors, textures and can have streaks, known as veins, of other minerals. Pebbles are mostly smooth but, dependent on how
frequently they come in contact with the sea, they can have marks of contact with other rocks or other pebbles.
Pebbles left above the high water mark may have growths of organisms such as lichen on them,
signifying the lack of contact with seawater.
Pebbles are found in two locations – on the beaches of various oceans and seas,
and inland where ancient seas used to cover the land. Then, when the seas retreated, the rocks became landlocked.
They can also be found in lakes and ponds
