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A layered rock is composted of sediments that have been compressed over time, It is called a sedimentary rock.
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What features tell you how a sedimentary rocked is layered?
Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers as strata. The feature that tells how a sedimentary rock is layered is called the bedding.
Is sedimentary rock the only type of layered rock?
No. Extrusive igneous rocks are usually layered. Some metamorphic rocks have foliation, which resembles layering, but it is not the same thing.
What causes pressure for sedimentary rocks?
The pressure is from the weight of rock and sediment layered on top of the rock in question.
A thinly layered rock composed of clay-sized particles is a?
Shale.
Texture term for metamorphic rock which lack banding?
The Texture term for metamorphic rock which are not banded or layered is non-foliated metamorphic rock. Good examples are marble and quartzite.
What features tells you how a rock is layered?
Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers as strata. The feature that tells how a sedimentary rock is layered is called the bedding.
What is non foliated rock?
a rock that is not layered
What features tell you how a sedimentary rocked is layered?
Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers as strata. The feature that tells how a sedimentary rock is layered is called the bedding.
What is a layered rock?
Sedimentary
What is a non foliated rock?
A rock that exhibits a non layered structure
Is mount Rushmore's rock layered?
yes
How do you describe a metamorphic rock?
a foliated rock is a metamorphic rock with a texture that gives the rock a layered appearance.
What is foilation?
A texture that gives the rock a layered appeareance.
Is sedimentary rock the only type of layered rock?
No. Extrusive igneous rocks are usually layered. Some metamorphic rocks have foliation, which resembles layering, but it is not the same thing.
What will be the most probable arrangement of rock particles deposited directly by a glacier?
unsorted and not layered :)
How might a sedimentary rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
It can't unless you mean it gets more layered.
What causes pressure for sedimentary rocks?
The pressure is from the weight of rock and sediment layered on top of the rock in question.
