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Is sand a sedimentary rock or is lots of sand joined together a sedimentary rock?
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∙ 15y ago
Sand is composed of small loose particles of eroded rock of any type, but commonly it is particles of quartz from igneous or metamorphic rock. Each sand grain is actually a rock unto itself. Only when the sand grains are cemented together through a process known as lithification, do the sand grains become part of a new sedimentary rock.
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Which type of rock forms when sediments become pressed and cemented together?
When cemented together, clastic sedimentary rock.
What rock in the world is a sedimentary rock?
There are lots of seDimentary rocks. Limestone, coquina, sandstone, conglomerate, breccia, gypsum, halite, shale, coal...anything that has been formed from layers of sediment piling up, getting smushed together, and forming chemical bonds is a sedimentary rock.
What sedimentary rock is formed from thin layer of clay compacted very tightly together?
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
What is a rock that forms when the particles are compacted and cemented together?
sedimentary rock.
How does sedimentary make sedimentary rock?
Sedimentary rock is formed when sediments are cemented together due to heat and/or pressure.
They type of sedimentary rock that forms when sediments stick together?
Detrital sedimentary rock. clastic sedimentary A+
What type of sedimentary rock forms when particles of mineral and rocks are cemented together?
Detrital sedimentary rock. clastic sedimentary A+
How can sedimentary rock be changed into a new sedimentary rock?
When a sedimentary rock is weathered or eroded, it becomes sediments, or small pieces of rock. Then the sediments are compacted together and they are formed into a new sedimentary rock. I hope my answer was helpful to you.
What is a rock made of layers that are cemented together?
Layers of sediment which have undergone lithification are called sedimentary rock.
What type of rock is made when it is cemented together?
Sedimentary rock.
What are rock fragments that are squeezed together?
Clastic Rock- a sedimentary rock forms when rock fragments are squeezed together.
What is the type of Rock formed when smaller bits of rock become pressed or cemented together?
Rock formed from the compression and cementation of particles of other rocks is called clastic sedimentary rock.
