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Firstly, a breccia is itself a kind of sedimentary rock. It consists mainly of large (pea sized and up), angular sediment grains. For an existing sedimentary rock to become a breccia, it must be weathered into fragments, redeposited elsewhere, and buried to sufficient pressure for the sediment to become rock.
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Is the rock breccia a clastic rock?
Breccias are a relatively common clastic sedimentary rock.
The particles in breccias are primarily silt sized?
Breccias are comprised of angular rock fragments that can range in size from pebbles to boulders. While breccias can contain silt-sized particles, their primary distinguishing characteristic is the angular nature of the rock fragments, which differentiates them from other sedimentary rocks.
What type of rock can become sedimentary?
Any type of rock, igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary, can become eroded and re-deposited and cemented together to become a new sedimentary rock.
What types of rocks can become sedimentary rock?
Any type of rock, igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary, can become eroded and re-deposited and cemented together to become a new sedimentary rock.
What are breccias and conglomerates examples of?
Breccias and conglomerates are examples of sedimentary rocks composed of angular fragments. Breccias contain coarse fragments while conglomerates contain rounded fragments. They are formed through processes like compaction and cementation of sediments.
Is it possible for a sedimentary rock to be changed to become a new sedimentary rock?
Yes, sedimentary rocks can undergo processes such as compaction, cementation, and recrystallization to become a new sedimentary rock. These processes can alter the original sedimentary rock's texture, composition, and appearance without undergoing metamorphism.
How do you identified sedimentary rocks?
Sedimentary rock often displays strata, which are depositions of sediments from a specific period of time. The strata will appear as lines which were layed down on the surface of a desert, or the bottom of a river, lake, sea, or ocean. Sedimentary rock is formed from the lithification of rock particles, so a sedimentary rock can be composed of particles of various sizes, types, and textures of rock as is the case with conglomerates and breccias. Sedimentary rock can also contain fossils of ancient marine organisms upon close examination.
What process must a sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock?
what processes must sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock
What processes must a sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock?
what processes must sedimentary rock go through to become a metamorphic rock
Why are few sedimentary rock found deep inside the earth?
any rock can become a sedimentary rock.
What can transform igneous rock into sedimentary rock?
Igneous rock can become sedimentary if it is weathered into sediment and then lithified.
Can a metamorphic rock break in half then one half turns into a igneous rock and the other into a sedimentary rock?
The only way a metamorphic rock can become a sedimentary rock is if it is eroded and the pieces settle in a body of water and eventually become sedimentary rock. A whole piece of metamorphic rock is never going to become , by itself, a piece of sedimentary rock.
