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Is coal a clastic rock

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Is bituminous clastic?

Bituminous coal is considered an organic sedimentary rock as opposed to a clastic sedimentary rock.


Is coal clastic or non-clastic?

Coal is non- clastic


What rock is made of compressed and hardened clay?

Clastic sedimentary rocks, like shale and sandstone.


What is an organic biogenic sedimentary rock - basalt coal sandstone or conglomerate?

Coal is the only rock on the list which is an organic / biogenic sedimentary rock. Sandstone and conglomerate are both clastic sedimentary rocks and basalt is a mafic extrusive igneous rock.


Is the rock breccia a clastic rock?

Breccias are a relatively common clastic sedimentary rock.


Is graphite a clastic rock or a non clastic rock?

niether. Graphite is a mineral, not a rock.


Are sedimentary rocks formed when sediments are compacted by extreme pressure?

Clastic and organic sedimentary rocks like conglomerate, coal, some limestones, and shale, are formed under pressure from overlying sediments.


What kind of rock can sandstones be classified as?

Clastic sedimentary rock.


What does clastic mean?

Clastic material is composed of rock fragments. A clastic rock is composed of smaller rock fragments, such as sand or silt, that have been cemented together.


Is coal clastic organic or chemical?

Organic


Is conglomerate a clastic rock?

No. Conglomerate is a clastic sedimentary rock.


What does non-clastic mean?

Non-clastic means not formed from other rocks or rock particles.Non-clastic or chemical rock, is composed of chemical precipitate out of solution.Clastic rock is formed from particles of other rock.