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Sand stone are mostly made from a mineral called quartz.

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Which would be easier to carve into a statue -a sedimentary or a metamorphic rock?

Sedimentary rock would be easier to carve into a statue compared to metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rocks tend to be softer and more uniform in structure, making them easier to shape with tools. Metamorphic rocks are typically harder and more resistant to carving.


Which would be easier to carve into a statue a sedimerntary rock or a metamorphic rock?

Sedimentary rocks are composed of softer minerals hence more easily carved.


What can be classified into igneous sedimentary and metamorphic?

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How do sedimentary rock change metamorphic?

Sedimentary rocks change to metamorphic the same way any other rock would: through heat and pressure.


What kind of rock is calcite igneous metamorphic or sedimentary?

ANSWERCalcite is really not a rock it is a mineral therefore it can not really be metamorphic , sedimentary , or igneous. But it is usually associated in materials of sediment so most likely it is sedimentary. If you would have to pick one. SEDIMENTARY


What would happen to a metamorphic rock that was wheathered and broken down into sediments?

The sediments made of the metamorphic rock would turn into sedimentary rock.


How do a sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock?

sedimentary rocks change the same way any other rock would: heat and pressure


Does metamorphic rocks have a higher porosity than sedimentary rocks?

No, sedimentary rocks generally have higher porosity than metamorphic rocks. Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation of sediments, which can leave pore spaces between grains. Metamorphic rocks, on the other hand, have been subjected to heat and pressure, which can close up or reduce the pore spaces, leading to lower porosity.


What type of rock forms in layers?

That would be sedimentary rock, and (honorable mention) occasionally metamorphic rock.


Would you be less like to find fossils in metamorphic rocks than in sedimentary rocks?

Yes.


Would you be less likely to find fossils in metamorphic rock than in sedimentary rock?

Yes.


What is a sentence with igneous sedimentary and metamorphic?

Igneous, sedimentaty and metamorphic are all types of rocks. You would just write sentences to describe each, like "Igneous rocks come from volcanoes" and "Sedimentary rocks come from sediment."