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Are only sedimentary rocks used for relative age determination?
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∙ 12y ago
No, igneous rocks can be used in this way based on the fact that an igneous intrusion will be younger than the material through which it passes. This is part of the principle of cross cutting relationships.
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∙ 9y agoSedimentary rocks are not the only way to determine relative age. The principal of cross-cutting relationships can determine relative ages.
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Sedimentary rocks are the only rocks that can potentially contain what?
fossils
What type of rock can only form on or near earths surface?
Sedimentary rocks are the type of rocks that can only form on or very near Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks form from weathering processes that occur on Earth's surface.
What kind of rocks are formed by wind erosion?
Sedimentary rocks are formed from chemical and physical weathering of rock, their subsequent erosion and transportation to a place of deposit, and their lithification through compaction and cementation.
What clues or characteristics do you look for i n order to identify sedimentary rocks?
== == Sedimentary rocks may exhibit strata, or layering. Sandstones will have visible sand grains. Limestones will fizz when placed in vinegar. Fossils usually only appear in sedimentary rocks. A rock made of an assortment of other rocks is usually sedimentary.
What types of rocks contain oil?
the only remaining oil that can be found today is found in Sedimentary rock. Some Sedimentary rocks are shale, sandstone, limestone, and gypsum. Coal is also a Sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary rocks formed when they undergo?
Sedimentary rocks form when they undergo metamorphism. Only if they decide NOT to be Sedimentary rocks anymore.
Fossils are found only in .?
Sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary rocks are the only rocks that can potentially contain what?
fossils
What Sedimentary rocks are the only rocks that can potentially contain?
fossils
What are the 4 types of sedimentary rocks?
There are only 3 types of sedimentary rocks and they are...Clastic RocksChemical RocksOrganic rocks
Do all sedimentary rocks bubble in acid?
No. Only sedimentary rocks containing carbonate minerals will bubble with acid.
Why can only sedimentary rocks contain in tact fossils?
Sedimentary rocks form three horizontal layers: strata, singular and stratum. The organisms that fall into the sedimentary rocks, will then be fossilized in each layer.
Are fossils found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks?
no, fossils are found only in sedimentary rock.
Are metamorphic rocks only formed by igneous rocks?
No. Metamorphic rocks can also from front sedimentary rocks and from other metamorphic rocks.
What type of rock can only form on or near earths surface?
Sedimentary rocks are the type of rocks that can only form on or very near Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks form from weathering processes that occur on Earth's surface.
What kind of rocks are formed by wind erosion?
Sedimentary rocks are formed from chemical and physical weathering of rock, their subsequent erosion and transportation to a place of deposit, and their lithification through compaction and cementation.
What clues or characteristics do you look for i n order to identify sedimentary rocks?
== == Sedimentary rocks may exhibit strata, or layering. Sandstones will have visible sand grains. Limestones will fizz when placed in vinegar. Fossils usually only appear in sedimentary rocks. A rock made of an assortment of other rocks is usually sedimentary.
