well, i think the question would be more 'is clay a rock or mineral' but either way, it is a rock
you could have googled that, but i think you just needed to change some words!
hope i helped! (:
Sand is a lot of tiny rocks and clay is very compact soil.
Permeable layers from most to least permeable: loose soil, sand, gravel, hard clay, solid rock. This means that water and other substances can more easily pass through loose soil and sand compared to clay or solid rock.
clay
Soil can contain a variety of rock materials, such as sand, silt, and clay particles derived from the weathering and erosion of rocks. It may also contain larger rock fragments and minerals like quartz, feldspar, and mica that have been broken down over time. The specific rock materials in soil will depend on the parent rock type in the area and the processes of weathering and erosion that have occurred.
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.
A ground up rock and boulders in a hard stony clay is commonly referred to as gravel or rocky clay soil.
Clay, silt, and sand are the three types of weathered rock particles found in soil.
Clay soil has the smallest rock particles compared to sand and silt. Clay particles are less than 0.002 mm in diameter, giving the soil its fine texture and ability to hold water well.
It is sand silt and clay sarah b.
It is sand silt and clay sarah b.
The three types of weathered rock particles found in soil are sand, silt, and clay. Sand particles are the largest, followed by silt, and clay particles are the smallest.
Clay soil becomes red due to the presence of iron oxide minerals, specifically hematite and goethite. These minerals give the soil a red color when they are exposed to oxygen and moisture. Additionally, the level of weathering and the type of parent rock can influence the color of the clay soil.