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Sedimentary rock varies toward grays and browns, but many other colors can appear also.
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Rocks formed from weathered debris from preexisisting rocks are called?
They are called clastic sedimentary rocks.
What kinds of rocks are similar to the layers of cake?
Basaltic magma Word form what color of igneous rock
Are sedimentary rocks classified tofoliated sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks are classified by foliation or lack there of, not sedimentary rocks. They are classified into Clastic Sedimentary, and Chemical Sedimentary.
Are sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks chemical sedimentary rocks?
No. The rocks you describe are clastic or detrital sedimentary rocks.
What has the author A E Adams written?
A. E. Adams has written: 'Atlas of sedimentary rocks under the microscope' -- subject(s): Atlases, Rocks, Sedimentary, Sedimentary Rocks 'A color atlas of carbonate sediments and rocks under the microscope' -- subject(s): Carbonate Rocks, Pictorial works, Rocks, Carbonate, Thin sections (Geology)
What has the author Sam Boggs written?
Sam Boggs has written: 'Petrology of sedimentary rocks' -- subject(s): Sedimentary Rocks 'Petrology of sedimentary rocks' -- subject(s): Rocks, Sedimentary, Sedimentary Rocks
Are there any fossils in sedimentary rocks?
Yes all fossils occur in sedimentary rocks or rocks that began as sedimentary rocks.
How you can tell an igneous rock from a sedimentary rock from a metamorphic rock?
Igneous Rocks are usually black and smooth because they ate formed by heat, sedimentary rocks are usually layered in color.
What rocks are formed when sediments are compressed compacted and cemented togerther?
Sedimentary rocks.
What rocks are formed from broken rocks?
Clastic sedimentary rocks and Cataclasites (a form of metamorphic rock) are formed from broken rocks.
Sedimentary rocks formed when they undergo?
Sedimentary rocks form when they undergo metamorphism. Only if they decide NOT to be Sedimentary rocks anymore.
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rock minerals and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
