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Clastic sedimentary rock is made up of particles of pre-existing rocks.
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A sedimentary rock made up of fragments of other rocks such as Breccia is?
A sedimentary rock made up of rock fragments or particles of other rocks is called 'clastic'.
What kind of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by a mineral?
Breccia is the type of sedimentary rock that is made of other fragmented rocks. The mineral that holds the fragments together can be made from the same rock material as the larger fragments, or from a different type of rock entirely.
What class of sedimentary rocks are made of fragments from rocksminerals and shells?
The class of sedimentary rocks that are made of fragments from rock minerals and shells is called alabaster. It is a fine-grained sedimentary rock.
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rock minerals and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
What is a sedimentary rock made up of rounded fragments of other rocks is called?
Conglomerate.
A sedimentary rock made up of fragments of other rocks such as Breccia is?
A sedimentary rock made up of rock fragments or particles of other rocks is called 'clastic'.
What kind of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by a mineral?
Breccia is the type of sedimentary rock that is made of other fragmented rocks. The mineral that holds the fragments together can be made from the same rock material as the larger fragments, or from a different type of rock entirely.
What class of sedimentary rocks are made of fragments from rocksminerals and shells?
The class of sedimentary rocks that are made of fragments from rock minerals and shells is called alabaster. It is a fine-grained sedimentary rock.
What are Rocks made from fragments of minerals or other rocks called?
Clastic sedimentary rock.
What class of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks minerals shells?
Clastic sedimentary rocks.
What kind of sedimentary rock is made of fragment of rocks cemented together by a mineral?
Breccia is the type of sedimentary rock that is made of other fragmented rocks. The mineral that holds the fragments together can be made from the same rock material as the larger fragments, or from a different type of rock entirely.
What rocks have rock fragments?
It depends on what you mean by rock fragments. But, if you are referring to rocks that have bits of blown up pieces of rocks in them, aka pyroclastics, then those are volcanic breccia and tuffs. These are made up of rocks such as rhyolites, andesites, or basalts.
Why is the term clastic appropriate for particles weathered form solid rock?
The word clastic literally means made up of fragments of preexisting rock; fragmental
Rocks made of other rock fragments cemented together are called?
They are classified as clastic sedimentary rocks.
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rock minerals and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
What is a sedimentary rock made up of rounded fragments of other rocks is called?
Conglomerate.
What kind of sedimentary rock is made of fragments of rocks cemented together by minerals?
Conglomerate
