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Yes, coral beaches are a sedimentary deposit, much as a sand beach would be. Bits of shell also precipitate out of water to congeal into limestone formations, or the bodies of calcareous coccolithophores settle to form chalk deposits, as in the famous white cliffs of Dover.
Limestone is regarded as a sedimentary rock.
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What is the process of preserving shells in sedimentary rock?
shells are compacted with the layers of sediment, making it, actually, a part of the rock
What sediment consist of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms?
The sediments that do consists of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms is Clay.
What are the small bits of weathered rock that settle to the bottom of bodies of water?
These particles are called sediment.
Is fertile sediment considered an alluvium?
Yes
What rock are sedimentary rocks?
Many sedimentary rocks are made from the broken bits of other rocks. These are called clast sedimentary rocks. The broken bits of rocks are called sediment. Sediment is the sand you find at the beach, the mud in a lake bottom, the pebbles in a river, and even the dust on furniture. The sediment may, in time, form a rock if the little pieces become cemented together
What do you call bits of soil removed by erosion?
You call the bits of soil sediment.
What is the term for bits of rock and dirt?
Sediment
Ooze and dissolved shells make up the ocean's what?
Sediment
What is the process of preserving shells in sedimentary rock?
shells are compacted with the layers of sediment, making it, actually, a part of the rock
What do you call a fertile sediment deposited by a river?
The material deposited by a river is called sediment. The bits of organic debris such as leaves and stems is detritus. Sediment includes detritus, inorganic material such as pebbles, sand, clay and other rock bits.
Which type of sediment is made up mainly of the shells of diatoms?
Siliceous
What are fine bits of rock and soil deposited on the land by a river?
sediment
What are the types of river sediment?
bits and pieces of rock get carried away.
What are fine bits of rock and soil deposited on land by a river?
Sediment.
What certain things that form sediment are considered an indicator species?
Protozoans form sediment and are considered an indicator species.
What sediment consists of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms?
The sediments that do consists of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms is Clay.
What sediment consist of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms?
The sediments that do consists of mostly microscopic shells and hard parts of organisms is Clay.
