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The most common minerals in detrital sedimentary rocks are quartz grains and clay.

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The most common minerals in detrital sedimentary rocks are quartz grains and clay.

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We know silicate minerals are the most abundant in detrital sedimentary rocks.Quartzv is a tectosilicate mineral.So quartz is the most abundant and other silicate minerals are also very common in these rocks.

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Quartz and Clay.

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Quartz

Feldspar

Mica

Heavy minerals e.g Garnet/Zircons

Bioclasts

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Clay is a fine-grained detrital rock that breaks into chucks or blocks. It is the most abundant product of chemical weathering of silicate minerals.

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