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What is usually made up of mixtures of different kinds of minerals?
Rocks are the ones which are usually made up of mixtures of different kinds of minerals. This is what defines the various properties that different rocks have.
What Sediments can be picked by?
Sediments can be picked up by wind, and water.
Do sedimentary rocks have bands of minerals?
Yes, sedimentary rocks can contain bands or layers of minerals. These bands are often formed through various processes such as sediment deposition, compaction, and cementation. The minerals within these bands can vary in composition and can provide valuable information about the depositional environment and the history of the rock.
Why all rocks are made up of minerals but minerals are not made of rocks?
Well the rocks you find here on the surface are made up of many kinds of minerals, like when you see a certain type of rack that has small glass-like spots. Minerals are just mineral alone. A lump of lead is just only made up of lead, not anything else. Some minerals can be called rocks. Water is a mineral, but it is not a rock.
What determines the color of sedimentary rocks?
The composition types of sediments is made up.
Where do many of these sediments end up?
sediments are carried by different means of travel and are usually end up in basins
How are sediments joined up to form rocks?
Sediments produced from weathering and erosion are deposited in still environments, compacted by the weight of additional sediments and cemented by minerals that are present in the water that is being squeezed out between sediment particles.
Are minerals rocks?
No, rocks are at least two kinds of minerals.
What is usually made up of mixture of different kinds of minerals?
Rocks are the ones which are usually made up of mixtures of different kinds of minerals. This is what defines the various properties that different rocks have.
How many minerals make up most of the earth's rocks?
20 different kinds of minerals make up 95% of earth's rocks.
What type of material can make up sediments?
The types of material are: loose pieces of rocks, minerals, pieces of plant and animal remians.
Why does sediments end up in oceans?
Because oceans exist at the lowest points on the planet.
What happens to earth materials that have been eroder by a river?
They end up as sediments in lakes or seas.
Sediments can be picked up by what?
Sediments can be picked up by wind, and water.
What two kinds of matter make up soil?
the winner is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Minerals and organic Materials!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How can rocks be used to find minerals?
You can use rocks to find minerals because many minerals show up in certain kinds of rock. For instance, beryl can be found in schist or limestone.
What type of rock is made up of slowly buried sediments that were later cemented together by dissolved minerals?
Sedimentary rock is formed from sediments are piled on top of one another, then compacted and cemented into rocks. Sandstone and limestone are examples of sedimentary rocks.
