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Which feature of sedimentary rock is measured by the Wentworth scale of grain size?
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What feature of sedimentary rock is measured by the Wentworth scale of grain size?
texture
What clastic sedimentary rock has a very fine grain?
shale
What property of detrital sedimentary rocks can be indicative of the energy of sediment transport?
Grain size
Are pearls sedimentary igneous or metamorphic?
Pearls are formed within the soft tissue of mollusks, and start as a grain of sand. The mollusk concretes thin layers of calcium carbonate over the grain of sand. Therefore, a pearl would be considered sedimentary.
What kind of rock has layers and is made from small grain?
That is correct. A detrital (or "clastic") sedimentary rock is formed by sediment grains that have been weathered and eroded by existing rocks and then deposited as layers.
What feature of sedimentary rock is measured by the Wentworth scale of grain size?
texture
What feature of sedimentary rock is measured by the Wentworth scale of grain sizes?
texture
What sedimentary rock is measured by the wentworth scale of grain?
The Wentworth Scale commonly measures grains of boulders, cobble, gravel, pebbles, sand, silt, clay and calloid.
What is an arenite?
An arenite is a sedimentary rock with a grain size in the sand range on the Wentworth scale.
What clastic sedimentary rock has a very fine grain?
shale
What features tells you how large the grain of a sedimentary rock?
texture
What is the name of a sedimentary rock usually based on?
The name of sedimentary rock is usually based on it's grain size.
What are a couple of examples of sedimentary rocks?
Rocks that are categorized as sedimentary rocks include sandstone, breccia shale, limestone and selenite. Sedimentary rocks are classified by their grain size.
What does the grain mean in a bullet?
Grain refers to the weight of the bullet when measured on a powder scale.
What does the grain number of a bullet mean?
Grain refers to the weight of the bullet when measured on a powder scale.
How is gunpowder measured?
Gunpowder is usually measured in grain weight. 7,000 grains = 1 pound
What property of detrital sedimentary rocks can be indicative of the energy of sediment transport?
Grain size
