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The two main groups metamorphic rocks are classified are foliated rocks (meaning they have "bands"), and there are non-foliated rocks.
sedimentary
There are so many rocks that can be classified as not a common extrusive igneous rock. The most common extrusive igneous rock is basalt. Extrusive rocks are formed as a result of lava solidifying.
There are three types of volcanos, shield, cinder, and composite volcanos. Cinder volcanos are the smallest, while shield volcanos are the largest. Composite volcanos are the most dangerous and the most explosive.
Yes. Sandstone is considered as a clastic sedimentary rock because it is formed from small particles of weathered and eroded rocks from various sources.
which of the following is most likely to produce a fragmental sedimentary rock?
The forces that break rocks vary and in most cases are classified as mechanical or chemical forces. Weathering is one of the common ways that rocks are broken down into smaller particles.
Sandstone rocks are most likely the result of compacting and cementing particles together.
The two main groups metamorphic rocks are classified are foliated rocks (meaning they have "bands"), and there are non-foliated rocks.
Most simply, rocks are classified by how they are formed:igneous rocks are made by the setting of molten magma or lavasedimentary rocks are made when grains weathered from existing rocks settle to the bottom of water bodies, then get buried and compressed into rocksmetamorphic rocks are made by the effects of heat and pressure on existing rocks, which cause them to recrystallise without melting.
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sedimentary
Clastic sedimentary. Classification of rocks are based upon three types: geological process, ... or sedimentaryrocks (fragmental rocks) are sandstone, laterite, sand, ... Sandstone (sometimes known as arenite) is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust.
Sedimentary rocks are probably most vulnerable to weathering because they are formed from cemented (sometimes loosely) particles of other rocks.
Glittery, flashing specks in rocks that catch your eye are most likely either biotite or muscovite mica. Their crystal faces have a very glassy texture.
There are so many rocks that can be classified as not a common extrusive igneous rock. The most common extrusive igneous rock is basalt. Extrusive rocks are formed as a result of lava solidifying.
In a sense they do, but not in the geologic sense that a metamorphic rock does. Most sedimentary rocks are formed from particles of other rocks which could be a mixture of all three types (sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic). Therefore they would have multiple parents, so the term "parent rock" is not used. The term most used is "source rock'.