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What is the sedimentary rock called that ks formed by mud and clay?
it is called SHALE :)
When boulders sand clay and silt drop from a glacier it is called?
The material formed is called till. The structure formed is called a moraine.
What is sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits called?
claystone
What is a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits called?
shale
How were the clay belts of the Canadian shield formed?
The Clay Belt of the Canadian Shield formed when the Glacial Lake Ojibway drained around 8,200 BP. The lakebed sediment is the source of soil in the clay belts.
The sedimentary rock formed when water deposits tiny particles of clay in very thin flat layers is called?
The sedimentary rock formed from tiny particles of clay in thin, flat layers is called shale. I hope this was helpful:)
Explain how the clay belts of the Canadian Shield were formed?
they were formed when the lakes were frozen in the glaciers. Then as they resided, the clay belts were formed.
What is sedimentary rock is formed from clay deposits?
Claystone, and shale are sedimentary rocks formed from lithified deposits of clay.
Where does clay mostly come from?
clay is formed by weathering( hydrolysis,decomposition and hydration) of igneous rock which has feldspar as its major component.
Why is clay sedimentary?
Clay is formed from rocks by those rocks being weathered to minute particles, those particles being washed in a river and then deposited. As clay is formed of these "sediments" it is sedimentary.
A sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits?
The sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits is called shale. Shale is composed of very fine particles of clay minerals that have been compressed and compacted over time. It commonly has a layered structure due to the alternating sequences of clay-rich and silt-rich layers.
Is shale a mixture of clay and silt?
It is more accurate to say it is formed from clay and silt.
