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No. Actually, some rock is metamorphic, or Igneous. See, there is a rock cycle and rocks go in different stages(never the same way every single time!) . The rocks go through weathering. erosion etc.
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∙ 12y agoYes, sedimentary rock is just sediments of sand, gravel, and fine rock layed down one layer upon each another, and compressed to cement the layers together.
Layering is the standard basic characteristic of sedimentary rock.
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∙ 16y agoAll sedimentary rocks contain sediment which may include clays, silt, sand, animal remains, plant remains, and ash.
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∙ 13y agoI can tell you one thing, they aren't all made by sediments. Chemical sedimentary rocks are formed by the precipitation of minerals.
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∙ 12y agoyes, the layers form over years. The top layer will be the youngest because it is the last layer to be created
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Are sedimentary rocks interlocking or non-interlocking?
Sedimentary rocks are non-interlocking, whereas Igneous and Metamorphic rocks are all interlocking.
What rocks are formed when sediments are compressed compacted and cemented togerther?
Sedimentary rocks.
What rocks are formed from broken rocks?
Clastic sedimentary rocks and Cataclasites (a form of metamorphic rock) are formed from broken rocks.
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rock minerals and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
What percentage of rocks on earth are sedimentary?
Sedimentary rocks are the most common types of rocks that cover the earths surface because they are layered rocks. Approximately 65% of the rocks are sedimentary.
Are there any fossils in sedimentary rocks?
Yes all fossils occur in sedimentary rocks or rocks that began as sedimentary rocks.
Rocks formed from weathered debris from preexisisting rocks are called?
They are called clastic sedimentary rocks.
What else can sedimentary rocks form from?
All rocks can form from sedimentary because the rock cycle is endless.
What kind of rocks can produce metamorphic rocks?
All sedimentary and igneous rocks
Gravel sandstone and conglomerate are all types of?
Gravel, sandstone, and conglomerate are all types of sedimentary rocks.
Are sedimentary rocks classified tofoliated sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks are classified by foliation or lack there of, not sedimentary rocks. They are classified into Clastic Sedimentary, and Chemical Sedimentary.
Do all sedimentary rocks bubble in acid?
No. Only sedimentary rocks containing carbonate minerals will bubble with acid.
What is the texture of inorganic land derived sedimentary rocks?
what is the texture of all inorganic land derived sedimentary rocks
Are sedimentary rocks interlocking or non-interlocking?
Sedimentary rocks are non-interlocking, whereas Igneous and Metamorphic rocks are all interlocking.
What rock makes up ten percent of all sedimentary rocks?
Limestone makes up ten percent of all sedimentary rocks.
How are clastic non clastic and organic sedimentary rocks the same?
They are all Sedimentary
What is the name of all three rocks sedimentary igneous and?
Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic.
