Sedimentary rock has several characteristics which make it possible to distinguish from other rock types.
Clastic sedimentary rock is composed of particles of previously existing rock. The most common example of this would be sandstone, a rock composed of cemented particles of sand where the texture can be seen and felt. The particles in clastic rock need not be sorted or homogenous however. Conglomerate and breccia are also clastic sedimentary rock where different cemented rock fragments are easily visible and may vary greatly in size and lithography. Stratification is also visible in many clastic sedimentary rocks. The stratification (layering) is due to cyclical, event based, or origin based deposition of sediments.
Organic sedimentary rocks like coal and some limestones are partially or wholly derived from the life processes of organisms and that fact may be reflected in an abundance of fossils appearing in the rock. Fossils are not found in igneous rock or metamorphic rock except in very rare instances due to unusual circumstances. Normally, the discovery of a fossil is a good indication that the rock is sedimentary.
Sedimentary rocks couldbe, or exhibit:
Sedimentary rock has several characteristics which make it possible to distinguish from other rock types.
Clastic sedimentary rock is composed of particles of previously existing rock. The most common example of this would be sandstone, a rock composed of cemented particles of sand where the texture can be seen and felt. The particles in clastic rock need not be sorted or homogenous however. Conglomerate and breccia are also clastic sedimentary rock where different cemented rock fragments are easily visible and may vary greatly in size and lithography. Stratification is also visible in many clastic sedimentary rocks. The stratification (layering) is due to cyclical, event based, or origin based deposition of sediments.
Organic sedimentary rocks like coal and some limestones are partially or wholly derived from the life processes of organisms and that fact may be reflected in an abundance of fossils appearing in the rock. Fossils are not found in igneous rock or metamorphic rock except in very rare instances due to unusual circumstances. Normally, the discovery of a fossil is a good indication that the rock is sedimentary.
Sedimentary rocks could be, or exhibit:
No. Shale is laminated. It is a sedimentary rock. Foliation is a characteristic of metamorphic rock.
i think so because it each sedimentary rock has its own property, and color is an important one
ORGANIC SEDIMENTARY ROCK`s : Is a type of sedimentary rock because sedimentary rock has three types of sedimentary rock called clastic , chemical , and organic sedimentary rock so yes ORGANIC SEDIMENTARY ROCK is a type of sedimentary rock..........................................
Clastic sedimentary rock.
Detrital sedimentary rock Chemical sedimentary rock Biological sedimentary rock
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Yes it is possible for a sedimentary rock to be changed into a different sedimentary rock.
When cemented together, clastic sedimentary rock.
a mushroom rock is not a sedimentary rock.
a mushroom rock is not a sedimentary rock.
No limestone is sedimentary. It can be either an organic sedimentary rock, or a clastic sedimentary rock.
It is then sedimentary rock.