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What is sedimentary rock composed of compacted clay?
the answer is shale.
Is Clay Sediment from rock?
Clay is actually a description of sediment of a specific particle size. As such clay is not necessarily a rock. However when compacted and cemented clay forms claystone which is a sedimentary rock.
What sedimentary rock is formed form layers of clay compacted very tightly together?
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary rock made of quartz?
Sedimentary rock is composed of a variety of sediments, ranging from clay sized particles to boulders, which have been compacted and cemented together. Chemical sedimentary rocks can be principally composed of precipitated calcite, gypsum or halite. Organic sedimentary rock can consist of shells or partially decomposed plants.
What is the name for sedimentary rock composed of consolidated clay?
ARGILLITE
What is sedimentary rock composed of compacted clay?
the answer is shale.
What is a rock composed of large rounded gravels compacted together with sand silt and clay?
It's called conglomerate.
Is Clay Sediment from rock?
Clay is actually a description of sediment of a specific particle size. As such clay is not necessarily a rock. However when compacted and cemented clay forms claystone which is a sedimentary rock.
What is shales made up of?
Yes. It is made out if clay. The difference between just clay and shale is that the shale consists of compacted clay. Because of compaction, the clay particles (which are flaky) tend to align themselves resulting in varying degrees of fissility. If shale is even more compacted, it will turn into a slate, which is no longer a sedimentary but a metamorphic rock.
What sedimentary rock is formed form layers of clay compacted very tightly together?
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary rock made of quartz?
Sedimentary rock is composed of a variety of sediments, ranging from clay sized particles to boulders, which have been compacted and cemented together. Chemical sedimentary rocks can be principally composed of precipitated calcite, gypsum or halite. Organic sedimentary rock can consist of shells or partially decomposed plants.
What is argillaceous?
Argillaceous rock, is sedimentary rock composed of clay minerals
Which type of sedimentary rock is composed mostly of clay-sized particle?
Claystone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay particles.
What kind of rock is composed of rounded rock fragments?
A conglomerate, classified by rounded rock fragments larger than 2cm compacted and cemented into a rock.
What is the name for sedimentary rock composed of consolidated clay?
ARGILLITE
Which sedementray rock is composed of fragment skeletons and shells of sea organisms compacted and cemented together?
limestone
What is a rock that forms when sediments are cemented or compacted together?
It is called sedimentary rock.
