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What is the most abundant mineral in detrital sedimentary rocks?
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quartz
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What is a type of detrital sedimentary rock?
Detrital rocks are sedimentary rocks that are composed of particles of weathered and eroded igneous, metamorphic, or other sedimentary rocks that have been deposited, compacted, and cemented together. Sandstone, conglomerate, shale, and breccia are examples of detrital sedimentary rocks.
What minerals are most common in detrital sedimentary rocks?
The most common minerals in detrital sedimentary rocks are quartz grains and clay.
How are detrital chemical and biochemical sedimentary rocks different?
Detrital rocks are composed of rock particles, chemical sedimentary rocks are composed of precipitated minerals.Examples:Detrital or clastic rocks:ConglomerateBrecciaSandstoneShaleChemical sedimentary rocks:Rock saltSome limestonesRock gypsumWhat_is_the_difference_between_detrital_and_chemical_sedimentary_rock
What is the main criterion for classifying detrital sedimentary rocks?
Particle size.
Which group of rocks does shale sandstone and limestone belong to?
it is a course-graind sediment and it belongs to the group of sediments that make up sedimentary rocks. Sand makes sandstones.
What minerals are most common in detrital sedimentary rocks and why are these minerals so abundant?
We know silicate minerals are the most abundant in detrital sedimentary rocks.Quartzv is a tectosilicate mineral.So quartz is the most abundant and other silicate minerals are also very common in these rocks.
What type of sedimentary rock forms when particles of mineral and rocks are cemented together?
Detrital sedimentary rock. clastic sedimentary A+
Which major component of detrital sedimentary rocks only rarely occurs as a primary mineral in igneous rocks?
clays
What is a type of detrital sedimentary rock?
Detrital rocks are sedimentary rocks that are composed of particles of weathered and eroded igneous, metamorphic, or other sedimentary rocks that have been deposited, compacted, and cemented together. Sandstone, conglomerate, shale, and breccia are examples of detrital sedimentary rocks.
What minerals are most common in detrital sedimentary rocks?
The most common minerals in detrital sedimentary rocks are quartz grains and clay.
What is the most abundant calcite-rich organic sedimentary rock?
Detrital sedimentary rocks. These are rocks consisting of sediments derived from the weathering and erosion of other rocks. Common examples are shale, sandstone and conglomerate.
Are sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks chemical sedimentary rocks?
No. The rocks you describe are clastic or detrital sedimentary rocks.
What are detrital rocks formed from?
Detrital sedimentary rocks, also called clastic sedimentary rocks, are composed of rock fragments that have been weathered from pre-existing rocks. They are the most common rocks on the surface of the earth.
Do detrital sedimentary rocks have clastic textures?
yes
What type of sedimentary rocks forms when particles of minerals and rocks are cemented together?
Detrital sedimentary rock. clastic sedimentary A+
How are detrital chemical and biochemical sedimentary rocks different?
Detrital rocks are composed of rock particles, chemical sedimentary rocks are composed of precipitated minerals.Examples:Detrital or clastic rocks:ConglomerateBrecciaSandstoneShaleChemical sedimentary rocks:Rock saltSome limestonesRock gypsumWhat_is_the_difference_between_detrital_and_chemical_sedimentary_rock
In what ways are detrital rocks organic rocks and chemical sedimentary rocks the same?
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