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What are loose rock fragments?
Loose rock fragments can be caused by weathering, or indeed erosion. They can be found in a scree slope, and alluvial fan, a beach, in the soil (they are the soil, sometimes). Loose rock fragments are known to a geologist as 'Unconsolidated sediment' which can be classified into various groups. Consider alluvium; the deposit from a river.
What is greywacke?
is a variety of sandstone generally characterized by its hardness, dark color, and poorly-sorted, angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments or lithic fragments set in a compact, clay-fine matrix.
What comes out of the volcanos crater with the fragments of rock and lava?
fragments of rock dust ash steam and gases
How do the rock fragments formed by weathering become rounded grains?
Sedimentary rocks are formed from the rock fragments that are made when a rock is eroed. Theese rock fragments are transported (carried away) from the rock face, usually by streams or rivers. As they are transported by the water, the rock fragments knock against each other and wear away. When they become very small they are called grains
What are sedimentary rocks of weathered rock fragments called?
Sedimentary rocks of weathered rock fragments are called clastic rocks.
Name five sedimentary rocks and how to recognize them?
* Conglomerate--cemented pebbles of sorted or non-sorted size, rounded rock fragments.* Coal--black-ish, brittle rock composed of plant remains. * Limestone--brown to dark grey, possibly containing fossils of marine life, strata may be evident, fizzes on contact with vinegar. * Sandstone--composed of small particles of usually silica based grains visible to the naked eye. * Breccia--cemented rocks of sorted or non-sorted, non-rounded rock fragments of various types.
What are loose rock fragments?
Loose rock fragments can be caused by weathering, or indeed erosion. They can be found in a scree slope, and alluvial fan, a beach, in the soil (they are the soil, sometimes). Loose rock fragments are known to a geologist as 'Unconsolidated sediment' which can be classified into various groups. Consider alluvium; the deposit from a river.
What is the Movement of fragments of rock?
The movement of rock fragments is called erosion.
What is greywacke?
is a variety of sandstone generally characterized by its hardness, dark color, and poorly-sorted, angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments or lithic fragments set in a compact, clay-fine matrix.
What the movement of fragments of rock?
The movement of rock fragments is called erosion.
What are rock fragments that are squeezed together?
Clastic Rock- a sedimentary rock forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.
What is the name for weathered rock fragments?
Weathered rock fragments are known as sediment.
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.
The difference between conglomerate and sandstone?
A sandstone is comprised primarily of small, rounded grains (typically <1mm in diameter) of quartz, feldspars, and other lithic fragments. A conglomerate is comprised of a mixture of larger rounded grains (>2mm diameter) that have been cemeted together and can be made up of a combination of any minerals. The main difference is the grain size; conglomerates can have large clasts and are poorly sorted whereas sandstones are well sorted and contain only small grains.
What kind of rock is composed of rounded rock fragments?
A conglomerate, classified by rounded rock fragments larger than 2cm compacted and cemented into a rock.
What is the relationship between gravity and the movement of rock fragments?
Gravity pulls at the rock fragments causing them to move.
What comes out of the volcanos crater with the fragments of rock and lava?
fragments of rock dust ash steam and gases
