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Clastic sedimentary rocks are those that are composed of cemented particles of other rocks. Examples are conglomerate, breccia, sandstone, and shale.

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How are clastic non clastic and organic sedimentary rocks the same?

They are all Sedimentary


How are clastic sedimentary rocks different from organic sedimentary rocks?

they form


The most common minerals in clastic sedimentary rocks are likely?

the most common minerals in clastic sedimentary rocks are likely


What types of minerals are clastic sedimentary rocks made of?

Clastic sedimentary rocks are made of broken pieces of preexisting rock that are compacted together. The mineral quartz makes up sixty percent of the clastic sedimentary rocks.


What are three of clastic sedimentary rocks?

Shale, sandstone, and conglomerate are examples of clastic sedimentary rock.


What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rocks mineral and shells?

== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.


Is gneiss clastic organic or chemical?

None of the above. These terms describe sedimentary rocks. Granite is igneous.


Are sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks chemical sedimentary rocks?

No, sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks are called clastic sedimentary rocks. Chemical sedimentary rocks form from minerals that are dissolved in water and precipitate out to form rocks like limestone or halite.


Rocks formed from weathered debris from preexisisting rocks are called?

They are called clastic sedimentary rocks.


Clastic sedimentary rocks are formed from?

Fragments of preexisting rocks.


What type of sedimentary rocks from from the breakdown of larger rocks?

Clastic


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.