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What are Detritus sedimentary rocks subdivided according to?
Detrital sedimentary are classified according to the size and shape of their sediments.
What are detrital sedimentary rocks?
They are rocks formed from pieces of pre-existing rocks or organic debris.
Do detrital sedimentary rocks have clastic textures?
yes
Sedimentary rocks are usually classified as?
Clastic-made of mineral grains compacted and cemented together rather than metamorphic and igneous rocks which have a crystalline structure of interlocking crystals.
Are sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks chemical sedimentary rocks?
No. The rocks you describe are clastic or detrital sedimentary rocks.
What are three ways rocks are classified?
Detrital, Chemical, and Organic.
What is a type of detrital sedimentary rock?
Detrital rocks are sedimentary rocks that are composed of particles of weathered and eroded igneous, metamorphic, or other sedimentary rocks that have been deposited, compacted, and cemented together. Sandstone, conglomerate, shale, and breccia are examples of detrital sedimentary rocks.
Describe the requirements for a material to be classified as a sedimentary rock?
Sedimentary rocks have three main types that reflect their origins: Detrital chemical and biochemical.
What minerals are most common in detrital sedimentary rocks?
The most common minerals in detrital sedimentary rocks are quartz grains and clay.
What are detrital rocks formed from?
Detrital sedimentary rocks, also called clastic sedimentary rocks, are composed of rock fragments that have been weathered from pre-existing rocks. They are the most common rocks on the surface of the earth.
Which is true about how all detrital rocks form?
Detrital rocks are formed by pre-formed particles from the ground. ! :)
What are Detritus sedimentary rocks subdivided according to?
Detrital sedimentary are classified according to the size and shape of their sediments.
In what ways are detrital rocks organic rocks and chemical sedimentary rocks the same?
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What are detrital rocks?
They are rocks formed from pieces of pre-existing rocks or organic debris.
What is the name of a rock with sediments of other rocks?
These rocks are called detrital or clastic.
What are detrital sedimentary rocks?
They are rocks formed from pieces of pre-existing rocks or organic debris.
Do detrital sedimentary rocks have clastic textures?
yes
