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a deposit can change laterally, so it might be deposited a conglomerate upstream and further downstream a sandstone, but once it is deposited it cannot be transformed unless it is subject to heat and/or pressure, it will then be a metamorphic rock. If the river is in retrograde then the deposit will grade upwards from a conglomerate to a sandstone
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What is a mineral that is finer than conglomerate but coarser than siltstone?
The answer is sandstone.
List of sedimentary rocks from a to z?
Conglomerate, limestone, sandstone, and shale.
What has the smallest grain size shale siltsone sandstone or Conglomerate?
SmallestshalesiltstonesandstoneconglomerateLargest
What are some examples of sedimatary rocks?
Shale, Sandstone, Conglomerate, Limestone, Breccia, Siltstone
How would you classify coal coral reef salt sandstone and conglomerate?
Coal and coral reef limestone are organic sediments salt is an evaporite Sandstone and conglomerate are sedimentary deposit rocks the latter from a high energy environment. They are ALL sedimentary deposits.
What is an example of a conglomerate?
sandstone
Why are fossils more likely to be formed in shale and sandstone than in conglomerate?
Because shale and sandstone don't let water pass them, but conglomerate does
Gravel sandstone and conglomerate are all types of?
Gravel, sandstone, and conglomerate are all types of sedimentary rocks.
What is difference between conglomerate and pebbly sandstone?
Conglomerate can include much larger clasts of rock.
Conglomerate and sandstone are examples of what kind of rocks?
Sedimentary
What is finer than conglomerate and coarser that siltstone?
Sandstone
What would be best to use as a building material- sandstone or conglomerate?
both would be a good building material because conglomerate is mixed with water and moisture mixed which makes it easier to stick and sandstone because its above conglomerate. :]
How sandstone can turn into obsidian then turn to past of a conglomerate then back to sandstone then back to obsidian?
Toast.
What is a sedementary rock formed from sand deposits?
Sandstone is formed from deposits of sand.
The various sedimentary rocks such as conglomerate and sandstone are identified by?
Particle Size
What are 4 sedimentary rocks?
Sandstone, limestone, shale, gypsum, & conglomerate
What forms gneiss?
Gneiss metamorphosed from shale, sandstone, granite and conglomerate.
