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What sedimentary rock is formed from thin layer of clay compacted very tightly together?
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This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
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What sedimentary rock is formed form layers of clay compacted very tightly together?
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
What are sedimentary rocks ad how are they formed?
Rocks made from sediments being compacted & cemented together.
What are sedimentary rocks formed from?
Clastic sedimentary rocks are formed from particles of pre-existing sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous rock that are deposited, compacted, and cemented together by natural processes.Clastic sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by a mineral such as calcite or quartz.
What type of rock is formed when layers of loose materials are compacted and cemented together?
Sedimentary rock is formed from the processes of compaction and cementation of sediments.
How are sedimentary rocks are made?
Sedimentary rocks are made by the majority of the crust are covered by a thin veneer of loose sediment, and the rock which is made as layers of this debris get compacted and cemented together.
How are rocks and grains different?
rocks are formed from grains and grains are small and the rocks are big. Sedimentary rocks are formed when grains or sediments are compacted together.
How can sedimentary rock be changed into a new sedimentary rock?
When a sedimentary rock is weathered or eroded, it becomes sediments, or small pieces of rock. Then the sediments are compacted together and they are formed into a new sedimentary rock. I hope my answer was helpful to you.
What kind of sedimentary rock is formed when sediment is buried compacted and cemented?
Clastic or bioclastic sedimentary rock is formed in this manner.
What rocks are formed when sediments are compressed compacted and cemented togerther?
Sedimentary rocks.
When sediment is deposited in layers and compacted?
...sedimentary rock is formed. OR ...strata is formed. Try either.
What type of rocks are formed when sediments are compacted over time?
Rocks that are formed by layers of sediments that are compacted over time are appropriately named sedimentary rocks.
What are rocks formed from small fragments called?
Clastic sedimentary rocks. Clastic sedimentary rocks are formed when small sediment particles are compacted and cemented together. This happens when the sediments are glued together by tiny crystals or chemicals from fluids that have precipitated in the pores between the sediments.
