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Sandstone and namurian shale.
It was formed by erosion around the cliffs, it is a harder rock so it is eroding more slowly
These are formed when cliffs of hard rock erode more slowly than the surrounding softer rock does.
Cliffs are formed when the softer rock and sediments erode away from rock formations that are more resistant to erosion, like sandstone, granite, or basalt. They are also formed by sudden geologic movement, like landslides or earthquakes along fault lines.
In outcrops and cliffs it is possible to see multiple layers of rock exposed in one place, which makes it easier to study a set of rocks.
the softest rock is talc and the hardest is a diamond
talc is the softest rock in the world while diamond is the hardest rock
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talc talc
Blue and Purple
The material the cliffs are made from is CHALK
rock
It depends on what kind of rock they are made of. Cliffs formed of igneous rock generally do not contain carbonates. Cliffs that have some limestone, marble, or dolomite do contain carbonates.
sandstone
The cliffs and canyons of Starved Rock are made of an Ordivician age sandstone called St. Peter sandstone.
One of the softest rocks is Talc. Talc is a mineral not a rock!Minerals are pure, rocks can be formed from one or more minerals. A piece of talc is a rock formed of a single mineral.Clays, are rocks and can be very soft.
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