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No. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock, composed of cemented grains of sand-sized sediment particles. Igneous rock is formed from the cooling of magma or lava.

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Can sandstone be classified as an igneous rock?

No, sandstone is a sedimentary rock.


Is sandstone an igneous metamophic or sedimentary rock?

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock


The Igneous rock Sandstone can turn into which rock that can be a sedimentary rock?

Sandstone is sedimentary itself.


Is red and pale sandstone an igneous rock?

No. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock, regardless of its color.


What igneous rock forms sandstone?

the igneous rock that forms sandstone is halite this is because when the sea water evaporates it produces halite and the by-product of the production of halite is red stained sand stone.


Are sandstone igenous rocks?

Sandstone is not an igneous rock; it is a coarse-grained, sedimentary rock composed mostly of quartz.


Is quartzite sedimentary or igneous?

Neither. Quartzite is metamorphosed quartz sandstone, and is therefore a metamorphic rock.


What is the odd one out of granite basalt sandstone?

Sandstone is the odd one out as it is a sedimentary rock, as opposed to granite and basalt which are respectively felsic and mafic igneous rocks.


What the difference between sandstone and tuff?

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock formed when sand weathered from preexisting rock is cemented together. Tuff is an igneous rock formed from volcanic ash.


What does quartzite morph into?

It doesn't. Granite is an igneous rock, not metamorphic. However, quartzite is metamorphic and is made from sandstone.


Example of a sedimentary rock that changes into igneous rock?

When sedimentary rock such as breccia gets buried deep within the earth, it changes into metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rock then can be changed into magma and reintroduced as igneous rocks, such as rhyolite or granite.


Is sand stone a sedimentary a metamorphic or a igneous rock?

sandstone is a sedimentary rock because of the layers or lines you can see on it