Quartzites
sandstone
Granite, shale, coal, and limestone are commonly known as types of rocks. Granite is an igneous rock, shale is a sedimentary rock, coal is a sedimentary rock that forms from organic matter, and limestone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite.
Granite typically weathers and erodes into smaller pieces and ultimately changes into sedimentary rock, often forming sandstone or clay minerals through the process of sedimentation and lithification.
Limestone is a sedimentary rock that forms as a result of chemical processes. It is composed primarily of calcite or aragonite minerals, which precipitate out of solution in bodies of water. Over time, these deposits solidify to form the limestone rock.
No, laterite is not a sedimentary rock. It is actually a type of soil or regolith that forms in tropical and subtropical regions. Laterite is formed through the weathering of various rocks, including basalt, limestone, and granite.
It is conceivable that a fossil could be found among sedimentary rock crystals, and some dead organisms have actually been replaced by minerals which are composed of crystals. Fossils in gems and crystals from metamorphic or igneous processes--no.
No, granite typically does not turn into slate. Slate is formed from the metamorphism of fine-grained sedimentary rocks such as shale or mudstone, while granite is an igneous rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of magma. The processes involved in their formation are different, so granite does not typically transform into slate.
These are sedimentary rocks. Sandstone is made of compressed grains of rock and sand. Shale is made of compressed bits of mud and clay. Limestone is made of compressed pieces of forms of calcium carbonate.
Iron pyrite, also known as fools gold, is mainly found in sedimentary rocks. It forms as a result of sedimentation and diagenesis processes.
The ingredients in a sedimentary rock is sand and sediment because thats what forms it.
Granite is typically harder than sandstone. Granite is an igneous rock that forms from the cooling of molten magma, making it more dense and resistant to abrasion compared to sandstone, which is a sedimentary rock.
Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves