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What is a sedimentary rock made fro the shells of dead sea creatures called?
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Sedimentary rock made from layers of dead plants is called?
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Sedimentary rock made from layers of dead plans is called?
If the layer is of dead plants, it is a compressed layer known as a coal seam.
What is limestone made out of?
Limestone is made of the shells of dead ocean organisms. Their shells are made of calcite.Hope i helped1 :)
What is sedimentary rocks made of?
Sedimentary rocks are made out of sediments.
What are the steps that turn sediment into rock?
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the lithification (cementing, compacting, and hardening) of existing rock or the bones, shells, and pieces of formerly living things. Rocks are weathered and eroded into tiny particles which are then transported and deposited along with other pieces of rock called sediments. Sediments are cemented together and compacted and hardened over time by the weight and pressure of up to thousands of feet of additional sediments above them. Eventually, the sediments are lithified and become solid sedimentary rock. These sediments that come together are known as clastic sediments. Sediments usually sort themselves by the size of the particles during the deposition process so sedimentary rocks tend to contain similarly sized sedimentary particles. An alternative to clastic sediments are chemical sediments which are minerals in solution that harden. The most common chemical sedimentary rock is limestone, which is a biochemical product of calcium carbonate created by the parts of dead creatures. Approximately three-quarters of the earth's bedrock on the continents is sedimentary.
How does fossilifrous limestone form?
From the shells and skeletons of dead sea creatures.
What type of rock is from the cementing of small pieces of older rocks shells and dead plants and animals?
Sedimentary
Which type of rock is formed from the cementing of small pieces of older rocks shells soil or dead plants and animals?
sedimentary
Which type of rock is formed from the cementing of small pieces of older rocks shells soils and dead plants and animals?
sedimentary
Sedimentary rock made from layers of dead plants is called?
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Sedimentary or igneous what do they mean?
Sedimentary rock is formed using dead sea animals' shells and are formed by thousands-millions of years of crushing together under the sea bed. Igneous rock means "born from fire" and is made in volcanoes.
Sedimentary rock made from layers of dead plans is called?
If the layer is of dead plants, it is a compressed layer known as a coal seam.
Where is the dead sea and why don't people sink in it?
The dead sea is not called the dead sea because people sink in it and die, it's called that because there is no water flow, and no creatures swim in it. That is why it is called the dead sea. It doesn't seem to exist, it's like it is dead.
How does calcite form?
Calcite is a common constituent of sedimentary rocks, limestone in particular, much of which is formed from the shells of dead marine organisms. Approximately 10% of sedimentary rock is limestone.
Why are corals different from other sea creatures?
Corals are not plants. They are the colonies of dead creatures called polyps. Their skeletons stack to make coral reefs.
What is limestone made out of?
Limestone is made of the shells of dead ocean organisms. Their shells are made of calcite.Hope i helped1 :)
True or false is limestone formed from mud that hardens into rock?
Not 'mud', it is the remains of shells and skeletons of dead sea creatures, as well as precipitated calcite that eventually lithify to form limestone.
