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A rock formed from deposits of shell fragment is Limestone.
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A sedimentary rock that is sometimes formed by deposits of shell fragments?
A sedimentary rock that is sometimes formed by deposits of shell fragments is LIMESTONE!!
A rock that is formed from rock fragments is called what?
A clastic rock.
Is coquina foliated?
Coquina is a soft limestone that is formed from the cemented fossil debris of coarse shells and shell fragments. It is a non-foliated rock.
What is sedimentary rock formed by shells?
Limestone can be formed partly or mostly by visible shell fragments. .
Sedimentary rock formed from rock fragments is called?
clastic
Rock formed form rock fragments is called?
sedimentary
What Sedimentary rock formed from deposits of shell?
Limestone. However most large masses of limestone formed from coral reefs, not shells. The shell fossils in this limestone are "incidentals" due to shell dwelling organisms living on the periphery of the reef, not the bulk of the limestone.
What is the rock formed as a result of deposits from weathering and erosion?
Sedimentary rock is the rock formed as a result of deposits from weathering and erosion. Sedimentary rock can be millions of years old.
A sedimentary rock formed from sand deposits is called?
A sedimentary rock formed from sand deposits is called a 'Sandstone' or generically a 'Psammite'.
What makes a clastic rock different from a bioclastic rock?
A Clastic sedimentary rock forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together. A Bioclastic rock is a clastic rock but the fragments are not of preexisting rock but of organic shell and or bone fragments.
What kind of rock is formed when mineral fragments settle?
Sedimentary rock
A sedimentary rock formed when rock fragments are squeezed together is called a?
clastic rock
