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Where can strata can be found sedimentary rock or igneous rock?
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Sedimentary Rock. Strata is layers of sedimentary rock that form from the deposition of sediment.
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Are laccoliths an example of intrusive igneous activity?
Yes they are. Laccoliths can lift the sedementary strata they penetrate. Laccoliths are igneous rock forcibly injected between sedimentary strata.
Is sulfur igneous metamorphic or sedimentary?
No. It is an igneous rock, more specific a volcanic rock. It is essentially sulfur and often found around the craters or necks of volcanos.
Why does the igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
becuase the igneous rock cools dowwn and turn into sedimentary rock
What in no more than three sentences can you explain the rock cycle?
Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock or into metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rock can change into metamorphic rock or into igneous rock. Metamorphic rock can change into igneous or sedimentary rock.
Is pumice igneous rock metamorphic rock or sedimentary rock?
Igneous Rock
Which type of rock forms in layers which are called strata?
Strata refers to the individual layers in sedimentary rock. On occassion, igneous rock can also demonstrate stratification.
Do igneous rocks usually contain fossils?
Igneous rock is composed of lava or magma that has cooled and solidified. Fossils are only found within the various strata of sedimentary rock.
Are laccoliths an example of intrusive igneous activity?
Yes they are. Laccoliths can lift the sedementary strata they penetrate. Laccoliths are igneous rock forcibly injected between sedimentary strata.
What type of rock is a laccolith?
A laccolith is an igneous intrusion that has been forced between two sedimentary rock strata creating a lens.
What type of rock is formed when layers of loose materials and compacted?
That process, of itself, does not form a particular "type" of rock. what it produces is rock "strata" where the rock involved could be igneous or sedimentary in origin.
What rocks can pyrite be found in?
Pyrite could be found in any of the three rock types (sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic).
What are the materials found in the lithospere?
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock.
What is granite in sedimentary form?
No, it's not a sedimentary rock, it is an igneous rock. :)
Is sulfur igneous metamorphic or sedimentary?
No. It is an igneous rock, more specific a volcanic rock. It is essentially sulfur and often found around the craters or necks of volcanos.
Why does the igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
becuase the igneous rock cools dowwn and turn into sedimentary rock
What is the process sedimentary to igneous?
In order to get an igneous rock from a sedimentary rock, the sedimentary rock must be melted and then that melt must crystallize.
Is a sedimentary rock an igneous rock?
No. Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are three different categories of rock.
