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Sedimentary rocks come from the fragments of pre-existing rocks called sediments. There are three types of sedimentary rocks, each coming from different kinds of sediments. Clastic sedimentary rocks are created from the broken pieces of other rocks, while chemical sedimentary rocks form from mineral crystals like halite and gypsum

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