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Clay is actually a description of sediment of a specific particle size. As such clay is not necessarily a rock. However when compacted and cemented clay forms claystone which is a sedimentary rock.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoClay is composed of sediment, but it is not a sedimentary rock. Rock is solid and hard; clay is soft and malleable. Clay can be baked into bricks, but even then, bricks are not quite as hard as rocks are.
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∙ 12y agoClaystone formed from clay sediment is a sedimentary rock so in effect clay is a sedimentary rock.
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∙ 13y agoNo, clay is not an igneous rock, it is a sedimentary rock or a soil..
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∙ 15y agoFeldspar minerals in igneous rocks can weather into clay minerals.
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How is sediment?
The sediment transport by the rock cycle
What is the Fancy scientific names for particles of rock being carried along in water?
I would consider tiny pieces of rock carried by water to be sediment. Sediment is generally clay or sand particles, but any type of rock ground into fine particles can be carried by water. This may include igneous-type rocks (those that come from around volcanoes and the bottom of the ocean).
The ease with which water flows through the open spaces in a rock or sediment indicates the what of the rock or sediment?
The permeability.
What happens to sediment as it change to sedimentary rock?
Erosion deposits sediment.
Clay minerals cement layers of sediment together to form what?
Rogd
Is clay the same as mudstone?
No. Clay is the finest size of particle that can be found in sediment. Mustone is a solid rock formed from particles of clay and silt that have been cemented together.
How are sediments created?
when a granite rock weathers andit turns to sand or clay also called sediment.
What is the order of sedimentary settling?
Sorting is the degree of uniformity of grain size of a rock
What is a dark sedimentary rock formed by compression of layers of clay-rich sediment?
Shale is made from layers of mud and clay pressed together. :)
Which inorganic sedimentary rock has the smallest size sediments?
the smallest particles of sediment are found in clay.
What holds sediment in rock?
The sediments in sedimentary rock are held together by precipitated cementing material which is commonly silicate, carbonate, clay, or iron in composition.
What do you call a fertile sediment deposited by a river?
The material deposited by a river is called sediment. The bits of organic debris such as leaves and stems is detritus. Sediment includes detritus, inorganic material such as pebbles, sand, clay and other rock bits.
What sediment is compacted to form shale?
clay
How is sediment?
The sediment transport by the rock cycle
What is created as a result of the moving of rock and sediments?
The ultimate creation of moving rock and sediment is a sediment deposit. Sediment deposits can eventually lithify into sedimentary rock.
What is the Fancy scientific names for particles of rock being carried along in water?
I would consider tiny pieces of rock carried by water to be sediment. Sediment is generally clay or sand particles, but any type of rock ground into fine particles can be carried by water. This may include igneous-type rocks (those that come from around volcanoes and the bottom of the ocean).
How do you know a rock if whether it's a sediment rock or not?
you can tell if its a sediment rock if you can feel different elements of sand or pebbles
