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What types of minerals are clastic sedimentary rocks made of?
Clastic sedimentary rocks are made of broken pieces of preexisting rock that are compacted together. The mineral quartz makes up sixty percent of the clastic sedimentary rocks.
What are rocks made of sedimentary bits?
clastic rock
What are sedimentary rocks made of?
Sedimentary rocks can be made from any kind of material, from other rocks to shells to plant material. Basically, any rock, from metamorphic to igneous and even to sedimentary, can be weathered and eroded. These particles and grains can be carried great distances by wind, water, ice, etc. before they are deposited and lithified (cemented) back together to form sedimentary rocks.
What are sedimentary rocks ad how are they formed?
Rocks made from sediments being compacted & cemented together.
Is sedimentary rock made from solidified lava?
Rock that is formed from volcanoes are igneous rocks. Sedimentary rocks are formed from other layers of grains that are heaving and over millions of years have enough weight squish the grains into a proper rock. This is why the newest rocks are found at the top of layers.
What sedimentary rocks are made of fragments of rocks minerals and shells?
Bioclastic sedimentary rocks.
What type of rocks can contain fossils on them?
Sedimentary rocks. and metamorphic rocks made form sedimentary rocks.
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rock minerals and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rocks mineral and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
Most non clastic sedimentary rocks are made up of what?
other sedimentary rocks.
What are the Himalayas made of?
Mount Everest is made up of sedimentary rocks.
What are rocks made from sediments called?
Sedimentary rocks.
Is limstone made out of sedimentary rocks?
Yes, Limestone is made out of sedimentary rock!!!
Can a moon rock become sedimentary rocks?
no because sedimentary rocks are made at the bottom of oceans
Chemocal sedimentary rocks are made from?
Chemical sedimentary rocks are formed by the precipitation of minerals from water.
What class of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks minerals shells?
Clastic sedimentary rocks.
Is a plateau made of rocks?
Yes.
