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Both organic sedimentary (like coal) and chemical sedimentary (like rock salt) rocks are not composed of particles of other rocks, as are the bulk of sedimentary rocks classified as clastic (shale, sandstone, conglomerate).

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How are chemical and organic rocks classified?

Both organic sedimentary (like coal) and chemical sedimentary (like rock salt) rocks are not composed of particles of other rocks. They are different because organic rocks are composed of the remains of living things but chemical rocks are formed by inorganic processes such as evaporation.


In what ways are detrital rocks organic rocks and chemical sedimentary rocks the same?

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How can sedimentary rocks can be classified?

sedimentary rocks can be classified by detrial, chemical ,or organic


What are the 3 groupings of sedimentary rocks?

Organic, Chemical and Clastic


What are three ways rocks are classified?

Detrital, Chemical, and Organic.


What are the three categories of sedimentary rocks?

The three categories of sedimentary rocks are clastic, chemical, and organic. Clastic rocks form from the accumulation of weathered rock fragments, chemical rocks form from the precipitation of minerals from water, and organic rocks form from the remains of living organisms.


What is the three major rocks of sedimentary?

Clastic, organic, and chemical rocks ~Isabelle (6th grader)


The chemical breakdown of enormous quantities of organic material buried in the sedimentary rocks has produced what type of gas?

The chemical breakdown of enormous quantities of organic material buried in the sedimentary rocks has produced ethane gas.


What are the 3 processes by which sedimentary rocks are formed?

mechanical , chemical and organic


What are the three major group of sedimentary rocks?

Organic, Chemical and clastic.


Are clastic rocks and organic rocks both sedimentary rocks?

Yes Sedimentary rocks also include a third type, chemical rocks -saf13


What are the two main types of sedimentary rocks?

The two main types of sedimentary rocks are clastic (detrital) rocks, which are made of pre-existing rock fragments cemented together, and chemical rocks, which form from minerals that precipitate out of solution.