The first step in making sedimentary rock is the sediment is produced by the weathering of minerals and large rocks. Then, the sediment is carried by fast-moving water.
The first step is compaction
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.
The second step of the rock cycle is typically erosion and transportation, where weathering and other natural forces break down rocks into smaller pieces that are moved by water, wind, or ice to new locations. This process helps to redistribute the broken-down rock material and can lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks.
As describe by the rock cycle, an igneous rock can undergo three types of changes. First, it can be weathered and then compacted into a sedimentary rock, such as obsidian weathered into shale. Next, an igneous rock can, through heat and pressure, be changed into a metamorphic rock. Granite, which is an igneous rock, can be metamorphosed into gneiss. Finally, an igneous rock can be be melted and then cooled into another igneous rock. For example granite, which results from relatively slow cooled magma in the Earth's crust, can be re-melted and rapidly cooled, turning it into obsidian.
Water chemically and mechanically weathers sedimentary rocks. It also weathers and erodes all rock types, transporting and depositing the sediments, a step in the formation of sedimentary rock.
The first step is weathering.
erosion
Yes, compaction is a step in the formation of sedimentary rocks within the rock cycle. It occurs when layers of sediment are gradually buried by additional sediment, resulting in the compression and consolidation of the sediments. Over time, this process leads to the formation of sedimentary rocks.
erosion
Erosion of igneous and metamorphic rock
It's when parts of both igneous and metamorphic rocks are crushed together and then they form sedimentary rocks.
The first step in the rock cycle that turns metamorphic and igneous rocks into sedimentary rocks is weathering. Weathering breaks down rocks into smaller pieces through physical or chemical processes. These smaller rock fragments are then transported and deposited as sediment, eventually forming sedimentary rocks through compaction and cementation.
Detrital sedimentary rocks are made from weathered rocks.
It's when parts of both igneous and metamorphic rocks are crushed together and then they form sedimentary rocks.
caves
No, mudstone is a type of sedimentary rock formed from the compression and cementation of fine-grained mud and silt particles. Metamorphic rocks are formed from the alteration of pre-existing rocks due to high pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.
Weathering