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The presence of layers is the universal feature of all sedimentary rock.
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What is a prominently characteristic physical feature of all sedimentary rocks?
They can give you clues to how, when and where the rocks formed. :D
What features of sedimentary rocks are unlikely to be found in metamorphic rocks what features of metamorphic rocks do not occur in sedimentary rocks?
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What is the or-gin of sedimentary rocks?
weathering of preexisting rocks form clastic sedimentary rocks, Oversaturated water basins form chemical sedimentary rocks after the water evaporates and dead sea organisms settle at the bottom forming biochemical sedimentary rocks.
Are sedimentary rocks chemically weathered?
Sedimentary rocks can be both chemically and mechanically weathered.
Is sedimentary rocks formed the same way normal rocks are?
No, because a sedimentary rock is formed from pieces of other rocks.
Is porphyritic texture is not a feature of sedimentary rocks?
Porphyritic texture is a feature of some igneous rocks, not sedimentary rocks.
What is the best-known feature of sedimentary rocks?
Bedding
What feature of sedimentary rocks are unlikely to be found in metamorphic rocks?
they are more softer than metamorphic rocks
What's the base feature of sedimentary rocks?
Stratification. The existence of layers.
What is a prominently characteristic physical feature of all sedimentary rocks?
They can give you clues to how, when and where the rocks formed. :D
Rocks formed from weathered debris from preexisisting rocks are called?
They are called clastic sedimentary rocks.
What features tell you how a sedimentary rocked is layered?
Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers as strata. The feature that tells how a sedimentary rock is layered is called the bedding.
What is the most characteristic feature of sedimentary rocks that is used to interpret earth's history?
Fossil Content.
Are sedimentary rocks classified tofoliated sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks are classified by foliation or lack there of, not sedimentary rocks. They are classified into Clastic Sedimentary, and Chemical Sedimentary.
What features tells you how a rock is layered?
Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers as strata. The feature that tells how a sedimentary rock is layered is called the bedding.
What is the most important sedimentary rock feature?
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Are sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks chemical sedimentary rocks?
No. The rocks you describe are clastic or detrital sedimentary rocks.
