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Is sandstone considered to be an igneous rock?

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Q: Is sandstone considered to be an igneous rock?
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Can sandstone be classified as an igneous rock?

No, sandstone is a sedimentary rock.


Is sandstone an igneous metamophic or sedimentary rock?

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock


The Igneous rock Sandstone can turn into which rock that can be a sedimentary rock?

Sandstone is sedimentary itself.


Is sandstone an igneous rock?

No. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock, composed of cemented grains of sand-sized sediment particles. Igneous rock is formed from the cooling of magma or lava.


Is red and pale sandstone an igneous rock?

No. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock, regardless of its color.


Are pyramids considered igneous rocks?

No. They pyramids are man-made structures made out of sandstone (which is a sedimentary rock).


Are sandstone igenous rocks?

Sandstone is not an igneous rock; it is a coarse-grained, sedimentary rock composed mostly of quartz.


What igneous rock forms sandstone?

the igneous rock that forms sandstone is halite this is because when the sea water evaporates it produces halite and the by-product of the production of halite is red stained sand stone.


What is granite in sedimentary form?

No, it's not a sedimentary rock, it is an igneous rock. :)


What the difference between sandstone and tuff?

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock formed when sand weathered from preexisting rock is cemented together. Tuff is an igneous rock formed from volcanic ash.


What does quartzite morph into?

It doesn't. Granite is an igneous rock, not metamorphic. However, quartzite is metamorphic and is made from sandstone.


Is sand stone a sedimentary a metamorphic or a igneous rock?

sandstone is a sedimentary rock because of the layers or lines you can see on it