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What sedimentary rocks are made of fragments of rocks minerals and shells?
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Bioclastic sedimentary rocks.
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What are Rocks made from fragments of minerals or other rocks called?
Clastic sedimentary rock.
What are the three types of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic Sedimentary Rock- Sedimnetary rocks formed from fragments of rocks cemented together by minerals such as calcite.Chemical Sedimentary Rock- Sedimentary rocks formed from a solution of minerals (such as halite) and water.Organice Sedimentary Rocks- Sedimentary Rocks formed from the remaints of dead sea animals and seashells.
What are sedimentary rocks of weathered rock fragments called?
Sedimentary rocks of weathered rock fragments are called clastic rocks.
How are the fragments glued together in sedimentary rocks?
Minerals crystallize out from the water surrounding the grains and act as cement.
Are clam shells sedimentary rocks?
Clam shells are sedimentary rocks but not until they are fossilized.
What class of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks minerals shells?
Clastic sedimentary rocks.
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rock minerals and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
What class of sedimentary rocks are made of fragments from rocksminerals and shells?
The class of sedimentary rocks that are made of fragments from rock minerals and shells is called alabaster. It is a fine-grained sedimentary rock.
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of minerals and shells?
clastic
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rocks mineral and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
What are Rocks made from fragments of minerals or other rocks called?
Clastic sedimentary rock.
What type of sedimentary rock is from fragments of minerals or rocks?
Conglomerate or Breccia. You'd have to specify the shape of the fragments and types of minerals.
What are the three types of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic Sedimentary Rock- Sedimnetary rocks formed from fragments of rocks cemented together by minerals such as calcite.Chemical Sedimentary Rock- Sedimentary rocks formed from a solution of minerals (such as halite) and water.Organice Sedimentary Rocks- Sedimentary Rocks formed from the remaints of dead sea animals and seashells.
What kind of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by minerals?
Conglomerate
How are the fragments glued together in sedimentary rocks?
Minerals crystallize out from the water surrounding the grains and act as cement.
What are sedimentary rocks of weathered rock fragments called?
Sedimentary rocks of weathered rock fragments are called clastic rocks.
Are clam shells sedimentary rocks?
Clam shells are sedimentary rocks but not until they are fossilized.
