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Angular sediments are usually young or "immature" sediments which have only recently been weathered from a source rock. They have not been exposed to corrosive fources long enough to become worn down. These sort of sediments are common in glacial areas or areas high in a river catchment near their original location.
Rounded grains suggest extended periods of transport and mechanical weathering, which chip away the sharper edges of the immature sediments leaving them worn dow. a common example of this is a desert sand, which has been exposed to errosive forces for a long time, being blown around the desert, giving them a rounded appearance.
Think of a broken piece of glass. In its "immature form, it has sharp edges and smooth faces. If you throw it in the ocean on a beach, and give it time, the surf and sand will weather it smooth, leaving you with nice smoth beach glass, a mature sediment.
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Which is a coarse-grained clastic rock that contains angular fragments?
Conglomerate rocks are coarse grained sedimentary rocks wherein large rounded sediments are found. These rounded sediments are referred to as gravel.
What sedimentary clastic rock has different sized rock fragments?
Could be conglomerate or breccia, depending on whether or not the clasts are rounded or angular.
Rocks called are made up of pebbles cemented together with other sediments?
Conglomerates are sedimentary rocks consisting of rounded fragments.
What are angular sediments?
sedimentary rocks , rocks that rock.
How does rock fragments turn into rock?
Rock fragments are called sediments and by a process called lithification they turn into sedimentary rocks. Lithification is made up by compaction and cementation which is by pressure and a natural glue that is formed from groundwater the sediments stick together and then harden into rock.
Which is a coarse-grained clastic rock that contains angular fragments?
Conglomerate rocks are coarse grained sedimentary rocks wherein large rounded sediments are found. These rounded sediments are referred to as gravel.
What kind of rock indicates the short-distance transport of sediment?
The sedimentary rock breccia indicates short distance transport of sediments because the rock fragments that make it up are still angular and not rounded from abrasion.
Is a conglomerate rock containing sharp and anular fragments?
No, a conglomerate rock wil have rounded pebbles while a breccia will have angular grains.
What sedimentary clastic rock has different sized rock fragments?
Could be conglomerate or breccia, depending on whether or not the clasts are rounded or angular.
Rocks called are made up of pebbles cemented together with other sediments?
Conglomerates are sedimentary rocks consisting of rounded fragments.
What is the name of the rock with angular fragments?
Large angular rock fragments describes an agglomerate. This usually happens in volcanic vents.
What are angular sediments?
sedimentary rocks , rocks that rock.
What is a conglomerate rock that contains sharp and angular fragments?
Breccia
Rock consisting of angular fragments embedded in a finer matrix?
breccia
What is the exterior force that carries away sediments and rock fragments?
erosion
What is one product of chemical weathering?
the product of weathering issand clay and rock fragments
What happens to rock fragments and other meterials carried by water?
They are later deposited as sediments.
