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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.
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∙ 15y agoIntrusive and extrusive are terms used to describe igneous rocks. Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock.
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∙ 10y agoSandstone is a sedimentary rock. Sandstone forms from sand particles that have washed away in the sea.
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∙ 14y agoSandstone is a sedimentary rock.
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∙ 14y agoyes sandstone is a sedimentary rock
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∙ 14y agoSedimentary.
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∙ 14y agoSandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock.
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What is granite in sedimentary form?
No, it's not a sedimentary rock, it is an igneous rock. :)
Is quartzite sedimentary or igneous?
Neither. Quartzite is metamorphosed quartz sandstone, and is therefore a metamorphic rock.
Are pyramids considered igneous rocks?
No. They pyramids are man-made structures made out of sandstone (which is a sedimentary rock).
What does not belong and why shale basalt sandstone limestone?
Basalt does not belong; it is an igneous rock and all the rest of them are sedimentary.
What type of rock is formed after magma or lava cools and hardens?
the name of the type of Rock it forms is igneous rock. it is made in lots of ways and can be made into other rocks like granite and sandstone.
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 red and pale sandstone an igneous rock?
No. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock, regardless of its color.
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
Is sandstone igneous or sedimentary or metamorphic?
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock which is made up of sand grains which have been compressed to form a rock that has very weak bonds holding the grains together. The grains themselves can be igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic depending on which rock the grains were eroded from.
Example of a sedimentary rock that changes into igneous rock?
When sedimentary rock such as breccia gets buried deep within the earth, it changes into metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rock then can be changed into magma and reintroduced as igneous rocks, such as rhyolite or granite.
