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Yes, sedimentary rocks are formed through compaction. Compaction occurs when loose sediment is buried and the weight of overlying layers presses down on it, causing the sediment particles to become tightly packed together. This process helps to squeeze out water and air from between the sediment particles, leading to the formation of solid sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary layers are conspicuous by the neighbors they keep. There are two types of sedimentary layers; those that have formed and those that are today forming. Over time they are compressed and thereby preserved.
By exposure to heat and/or pressure through depth of burial, directed pressure, or proximity to a magma source. Existing minerals can recrystallize, non-hydrous minerals can replace hydrous minerals, new minerals can be formed from the introduction of new ions from heated solutions, and minerals can become flattened and aligned in parallel layers.
Sedimentary rocks can change to igneous rock when it goes through the rock cycle so a sediment can move to igneous rock where there is a volcanic activity happens making the the sediment get heat and pressure that makes igneous rock.So when you do the rock cycle you can go from igneous rock to a metamorphic rock.
Sedimentary rocks change to metamorphic the same way any other rock would: through heat and pressure.
The surface of igneous rock is broken down over time through erosion processes into smaller particles and eventually sediment, it can be through different erosion processes such as water erosion. Sedimentary rock is formed through layers and layers of sediment being deposited upon each other and the resulting pressure eventually compresses into sedimentary rock over millions of years.
Sedimentary rocks are formed from sediment deposits (gravel, sand, silt, clay) over long periods of time either on land or in water (lakes, oceans). As more and more sedimentary layers are deposited, the newer layers exert pressure on the older layers, which compacts the loose particles and cements them together - forming sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary rocks can also be formed through the precipitation of dissolved minerals to form limestone or dolomite.
Rock forms through three processes. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the compression of sediment. Igneous rocks are formed when magma crystallizes after melting. Metamorphic rocks are sedimentary and igneous rocks that have been subjected to pressure and heat .
Loose sediments can become a sedimentary rock through the process of lithification. These sediments are compacted due to intense pressure and then undergo cementation to form sedimentary rocks.
Yes, sedimentary rocks are formed through compaction. Compaction occurs when loose sediment is buried and the weight of overlying layers presses down on it, causing the sediment particles to become tightly packed together. This process helps to squeeze out water and air from between the sediment particles, leading to the formation of solid sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary layers are conspicuous by the neighbors they keep. There are two types of sedimentary layers; those that have formed and those that are today forming. Over time they are compressed and thereby preserved.
Metamorphic, igneous, and past sedimentary rocks are turned into sediments by weathering and erosion. Then, the sediment are deposited. Finally, by compaction and/or cementation, a sedimentary rock is formed
By exposure to heat and/or pressure through depth of burial, directed pressure, or proximity to a magma source. Existing minerals can recrystallize, non-hydrous minerals can replace hydrous minerals, new minerals can be formed from the introduction of new ions from heated solutions, and minerals can become flattened and aligned in parallel layers.
Sedimentary rocks can change to igneous rock when it goes through the rock cycle so a sediment can move to igneous rock where there is a volcanic activity happens making the the sediment get heat and pressure that makes igneous rock.So when you do the rock cycle you can go from igneous rock to a metamorphic rock.
Any rock type; metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous.
Through heat and pressure
Sediments harden to form sedimentary rock through the application of pressure. Heat may play a part, but it is the settling down of the sediment and the buildup of overburden that "crushes" the material together. After millenia in a "big squeeze" applied by zillions of tons of material that has been superpositioned, sedimentary rock if formed. A link can be found below to the Wikipedia post on sediment and on sedimentary rock.