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Sedimentary rocks are the only rocks that can potentially contain what?
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What types of rocks contain oil?
the only remaining oil that can be found today is found in Sedimentary rock. Some Sedimentary rocks are shale, sandstone, limestone, and gypsum. Coal is also a Sedimentary rock.
Why are sedimentary rocks the only ones that contain fossils?
They are not the only ones that contain fossils, but they account for the highest percentage of fossil bearing rocks. And that's because their mode of formation supports fossil habitation.
What types of rocks contain fossils?
Igneous rocks and most metamorphic rocks, of an igneous origin.
What type of rock can only form on or near earths surface?
Sedimentary rocks are the type of rocks that can only form on or very near Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks form from weathering processes that occur on Earth's surface.
What kind of rocks are formed by wind erosion?
Sedimentary rocks are formed from chemical and physical weathering of rock, their subsequent erosion and transportation to a place of deposit, and their lithification through compaction and cementation.
What Sedimentary rocks are the only rocks that can potentially contain?
fossils
Why can only sedimentary rocks contain in tact fossils?
Sedimentary rocks form three horizontal layers: strata, singular and stratum. The organisms that fall into the sedimentary rocks, will then be fossilized in each layer.
What do sedimentary rocks contain?
Small rock particles or minerals from chemical precipitation.
What types of rocks contain oil?
the only remaining oil that can be found today is found in Sedimentary rock. Some Sedimentary rocks are shale, sandstone, limestone, and gypsum. Coal is also a Sedimentary rock.
Do igneous rocks usually contain fossils?
Igneous rock is composed of lava or magma that has cooled and solidified. Fossils are only found within the various strata of sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary rocks formed when they undergo?
Sedimentary rocks form when they undergo metamorphism. Only if they decide NOT to be Sedimentary rocks anymore.
What rock types would most likely contain fossil?
Sedimentary rock is the only type of rock that will contain fossils, but there are several types of sedimentary rock.Examples:Clastic Sedimentary Rocks (particles of silt and/or sand that cement together): Conglomerate, Breccia, Sandstone, Siltstone, Shale.Examples:Chemical Sedimentary Rocks (forms when mineral constituents become supersaturated and inorganically precipitate):Evaporates:Halite, GypsumCarbonates:Limestone, Fossiliferous LimestoneSiliceous Rocks: ChertOrganic Sedimentary Rocks: Coal.The rocks listed in BOLD will likely be found with fossils.
Fossils are found only in .?
Sedimentary rocks
What are the 4 types of sedimentary rocks?
There are only 3 types of sedimentary rocks and they are...Clastic RocksChemical RocksOrganic rocks
Why are sedimentary rocks the only ones that contain fossils?
They are not the only ones that contain fossils, but they account for the highest percentage of fossil bearing rocks. And that's because their mode of formation supports fossil habitation.
What types of rocks contain fossils?
Igneous rocks and most metamorphic rocks, of an igneous origin.
Do all sedimentary rocks bubble in acid?
No. Only sedimentary rocks containing carbonate minerals will bubble with acid.
