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What is sedimentary rock is formed from clay deposits?
Claystone, and shale are sedimentary rocks formed from lithified deposits of clay.
Is Clay Sediment from rock?
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.
Why is clay sedimentary?
Clay is formed from rocks by those rocks being weathered to minute particles, those particles being washed in a river and then deposited. As clay is formed of these "sediments" it is sedimentary.
How can ingneous rock disturb sedimentary rock layers?
Molten Rock from with in earth can force its way up through the layers above it cooling and forming igneous rock.
What is the makeup of the youngest layer of sedimentary rock?
Clay
Sedimentary rock made of consolidated clay?
Claystone.
What is sedimentary rock composed of compacted clay?
the answer is shale.
Which type of sedimentary rock is composed mostly of clay-sized particle?
Shale is a type of sedimentary rock composed mostly of clay-sized particles. It forms from the compaction of fine-grained sediments, such as clay and silt, and is characterized by its laminated or layered appearance. Shale is one of the most common sedimentary rocks found on Earth.
Is shale igneous sedimentary or metamorphic?
Shale is a sedimentary rock formed from the compaction of fine-grained sediment such as mud or clay.
What sedimentary rock is formed from thin layer of clay compacted very tightly together?
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
Rocks that form out of clay are called?
Shale, a sedimentary rock.
What is the name for sedimentary rock composed of consolidated clay?
ARGILLITE
