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Clastic sedimentary rock.
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Can sandstone be classified as an igneous rock?
No, sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
What kind a rock is a sandstone?
Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock.
What kind rock is sandstone?
at its most basic sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
What kind of rock is sandstone?
at its most basic sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
Is sandstone classified as a chemical sedimentary rock?
Yes, sandstone is classified as a chemical sedimentary rock because it is formed from the accumulation and cementation of mineral grains, such as quartz, that have been transported and deposited by water.
What kind of rock is a sandston?
Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock.
What is the difference between a sandstone rock and a marble rock?
Chemically, a quartz sandstone is different than a calcitic marble. Additionally, they are classified differently by their method of formation. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock, and marble is a metamorphic rock. Sandstone has cemented grains, and marble has interconnected crystals.
Does sandstone have luster?
Sandstone does not have luster and is classified as dull. Sandstone does not have either fracture or cleavage either because it is a rock rather than a mineral.
What kind of rock would be most likely to find a fossil sandstone or marble?
Sandstone. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock - which is the only type of rock which can contain fossils.
What group is sandstone?
Sandstone is classified as a sedimentary rock, meaning it is formed through the accumulation and solidification of sediment, such as sand grains, cemented together over time. Sandstone is typically composed of quartz and/or feldspar minerals.
Is limestone classified as a granite or a sandstone?
Limestone is not classed as either a granitoid or a sandstone rock. Limestone is a sedimentary rock, either chemically precipitated or bioclastic in origin. Granite is a plutonic igneous rock, and sandstone, although sedimentary, is formed from the cementation of sand-sized particles of eroded rock.
Is quartzite sedimentary or igneous?
Neither. Quartzite is metamorphosed quartz sandstone, and is therefore a metamorphic rock.
