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Sedimentary rock will most often display a fairly obvious layering, the result of multiple depositions of sediments. Fossils may be present, as well as loosely cemented grains of rock particles.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoSedimentary rocks appeared by the pressing of the surface and the rocks were under the surface, pushing sand and other stuff into layers. So, sedimentary rocks have layers. Igneous rocks came from lava, and some are black, and slick. They differ.
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∙ 13y agoit is made up of sand and other sediments[hint:you can find them in your backyard]this is the composition ,also known as what is it made up of] :]
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∙ 11y agoForms when pieces of rock are pressed and cemented together
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How can you tell whether a rock cliff beside a highway is made of igneous rock or sedimentry rock?
sedimentary rock is a multiple of layers
What is found in a sedimentary rock?
the solid material sattles at the bottom of a liquid is called sedimentary rock example when there is rain the small pieces of clay,gravel flow to river and streams etc there pieces are hardened and form sedimentry rock
Could a metamorphic rock turn into a sedimentry rock and then back to metamorphic?
yes eventually but there are steps:metamorphic rock melts turns into lava,lava cools turns into igneous rock,igneous rock is weathered and eroded into sediment,sediment turns into sedimentary rocksedimentary rock gets heated and squeezed forms metamorphic rockcycle continues.......
Is the sorcerers stone a rock or mineral?
its a rock but it has certain characteristics of magical minerals
What are the Physical characteristics of Little Rock Arkansas?
grass
The average size of a sedimentary rock?
sedimentry rocks can vary depending of the rock. But most sedimentry are between 12-100cm
Is limestone a sedimentry rock?
is limestone a sedimentary rock
Is basalt a sedimentry rock?
no because it is an igneous rock
What changes a sedimentry rock into a metamorphic rock?
heat and pressure
What is the rock shale's major classification?
sedimentry
What type of rock are form from sediment?
Sedimentry
How does sedementry rocks form?
how does sedimentry rock forms
What does silt washed into ocean mean?
sedimentry rock
Is sediment a type of rock?
no sediment is not a rock it is particles of sand mud and silt plant and animal remains.athough sedimentry is a rock and there is only 3 diffrent kinds of rocks sedimentry metamorphic and igneous Kennedy
How does soft sedimentry rock change to hard rock?
High presure and temprature condition
Type of sedimentry rock is formed from compressed sand?
the rock used for anal beads
Is glass made out of igneous rock?
no, sedimentry, namely sand
