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No! The term igneous refers to fire. Sediment refers tomaterial deposited from rocks that have been weathered and eroded.

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Does sedimentary rock mean rock of fire?

Sedimentary means something like a fossil,or any remains.


Sedimentary or igneous what do they mean?

Sedimentary rock is formed using dead sea animals' shells and are formed by thousands-millions of years of crushing together under the sea bed. Igneous rock means "born from fire" and is made in volcanoes.


Is it true that sedimentary rock means rock made from fire?

No. Sedimentary rock comes from compressed sediment. Igneous rock, on the other hand, comes from the Latin word igneus which means 'of fire', which is from the word ignis which means 'fire'.


What kind of rock is made of sedimentary rock?

The answer is organic sedimentary rock.


What sedimentary rock is made from hailte?

the chemical sedimentary rock, rock salt


Are sedimentary rocks made from fire?

No. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the deposition of material from rocks that have been broken down by physical and chemical processes. The term igneous meand "made from fire" but even those do not involve actual fire, but rather cooling from molten rock.


What are rock particles made of?

Sedimentary rock


Is limstone made out of sedimentary rocks?

Yes, Limestone is made out of sedimentary rock!!!


How did sedentaryrock get its name?

I think you mean a sedimentary rock, which gets its name from the sediments of which it is made up from.


Is a shell an igneous rock?

No. Igneous means formed from molten rock- and a shell was made by a living creature- not by fire. Shells can form sedimentary rocks, such as limestone.


What rock is made by the planets remains?

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How is a sedimentary rock made?

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