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Detrital rocks are sedimentary rocks that are composed of particles of weathered and eroded igneous, metamorphic, or other sedimentary rocks that have been deposited, compacted, and cemented together. Sandstone, conglomerate, shale, and breccia are examples of detrital sedimentary rocks.

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A detrital rock is a sedimentary rock composed of particles of pre-existing rocks.

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Conglomerate, sandstone, shale, and breccia are detrital sedimentary rocks.

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Sandstone is what type of sedimentary rock?

detrital


What type of sedimentary rock is made from broken rock fragments?

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What type of sedimentary rocks forms when particles of minerals and rocks are cemented together?

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Is detrital rock a sedimentary?

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What are the main sub-categories Sedimentary Rock?

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Is shale detrital chemical or organic rock?

Detrital, this is coming from my Geology textbook.


What kind of rock has layers and is made from small grain?

That is correct. A detrital (or "clastic") sedimentary rock is formed by sediment grains that have been weathered and eroded by existing rocks and then deposited as layers.


Although not a rock... a material similar to detrital sedimentary rocks is WHAT?

Concrete!


Is compaction a step in the rock cycle of a sedimentary rock?

Compaction is a step in the creation of detrital sedimentary rock, those formed from the lithification of sediments.


Is limestone chemical sedimentary rock?

It can be. Limestone can be derived from precipitating minerals, in which case it is a chemical sedimentary rock. It can also be formed from the remains of marine organisms, in which case it is described as a bioclastic sedimentary rock, a form of detrital rock.


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