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Mud compacts and hardens over millions of years to form sedimentary rock, such as shale or mudstone. The pressure and heat from the layers above accelerate the process of lithification, transforming the mud into solid rock.
When an igneous rock is eroded by rain, wind, etc. the small grains and dust are swept into streams and rivers. Eventually they are deposited in lakes, seas or oceans. After a long time these sediments build up and are covered by later sediments. Due to compaction from overlying sediments they gradually turn into a rock, a sedimentary rock.
All types of rock can fragment, and with time, the fragments become deposited in layers which can become buried, then through heat and pressure become cemented together to form a material known as Cliche, which in turn can fuse together through heat and pressure to become what is known as Conglomerate.
Igneous Rock turns into a Sedimentary Rock using Weathering and Erosion. Weathering breaks down the rock into small sediments. Erosion takes the rock and send the sediments into another location, where they are deposited and then consolidated to form a sedimentary rock.
Rock fragments are called sediments and by a process called lithification they turn into sedimentary rocks. Lithification is made up by compaction and cementation which is by pressure and a natural glue that is formed from groundwater the sediments stick together and then harden into rock.
The process you are referring to is called tectonic deformation or tectonic overturning. It occurs when internal tectonic forces cause rock layers to rotate or flip over. This can happen during intense geological events like folding, faulting, or mountain building.
it gets weathered into sediment, then it gets washed into the ocean, sediment layers up over millions of years, and it gets squashed into sedimentery rock, then metamorphic and so on.
it gets weathered into sediment, then it gets washed into the ocean, sediment layers up over millions of years, and it gets squashed into sedimentery rock, then metamorphic and so on.
The processes of compaction and cementation of this sediment over a long period of time turn the sediment into rock.
Its changes under ALOT of pressure As different layers get added onto it (underwater over thousands of years bones and dead animals lay the sea floor creating layers) After a few moew thousand years its under so much pressure that it becomes metamorphic rock. The next stage envolves it coming out of a volcano and the whole process starts over :)
Its changes under ALOT of pressure As different layers get added onto it (underwater over thousands of years bones and dead animals lay the sea floor creating layers) After a few moew thousand years its under so much pressure that it becomes metamorphic rock. The next stage envolves it coming out of a volcano and the whole process starts over :)
Mud compacts and hardens over millions of years to form sedimentary rock, such as shale or mudstone. The pressure and heat from the layers above accelerate the process of lithification, transforming the mud into solid rock.
Age is how old the rock is relative to other rocks, position is where the rock is in relation to other rocks. Tectonic motion and other forces can easily turn a portion of the Earths crust upside down resulting in older rock lying above younger layers.
When sediment is deposited in layers and then compacted, sedimentary rock is formed. The weight of the overlying layers compresses the sediment, causing it to harden and eventually turn into solid rock over time.
It is sand. Edit: Over many thousands of years - sediment gets compressed and compacted into layers. The layers form rocks such as slate and coal.
When an igneous rock is eroded by rain, wind, etc. the small grains and dust are swept into streams and rivers. Eventually they are deposited in lakes, seas or oceans. After a long time these sediments build up and are covered by later sediments. Due to compaction from overlying sediments they gradually turn into a rock, a sedimentary rock.
All types of rock can fragment, and with time, the fragments become deposited in layers which can become buried, then through heat and pressure become cemented together to form a material known as Cliche, which in turn can fuse together through heat and pressure to become what is known as Conglomerate.