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Sand that is overlayed by additional sediments will experience compaction. Small gaps between sand particles will fill in with minerals which cement the particles together. The process takes a long, long time.
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∙ 11y agoA sandstone can change into another sandstone by weathering, followed by erosion, followed by deposition, followed by consolidation.
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How do the growth of grains in sandstone change to quartzite?
The minerals in sandstone recrystallize when granite first turns into sandstone a gritty sedimentary rock under weathering and erosion and then into the metamorphic rock quartzite under heat and pressure and then it goes all the way throughout the rock cycle and back into its original form of granite a igneous rock and is formed when magma recrystallizes.
Which fossil might be found in the red sandstone layer if the layer was deposited during the Triassic period?
GUYS THE ANSWER IS DINOSAUR FOOTPRINT NOT FRIKING MAMMALS
Is sandstone good for building?
Because it is relatively soft, sandstone is not a good building material for certain things such as houses. It can be used for building other things such as fountains, counter tops and statues.
Why is sandstone classified as a nonrenewable resource?
Sandstone is a non-renewable resource because once we use it all up we cannot make more of it.
Gravel sandstone and conglomerate are all types of?
Gravel, sandstone, and conglomerate are all types of sedimentary rocks.
Can conglomerate transform into sandstone?
a deposit can change laterally, so it might be deposited a conglomerate upstream and further downstream a sandstone, but once it is deposited it cannot be transformed unless it is subject to heat and/or pressure, it will then be a metamorphic rock. If the river is in retrograde then the deposit will grade upwards from a conglomerate to a sandstone
How does change granite into sandstone?
Granite becomes Sandstone when water erodes the Granite on Earths surface, and then deposits the sediment.
How are sandstone and siltstone differ from one another?
Both are sedimentary rocks, but the size of the grains in siltstone is smaller than those in sandstone.
What might the future hold for uluruwhy?
because it is a large sandstone rock
What happens to the minerals in sandstone when it changes into quartzite?
The minerals in the sandstones usually recrystallize when it changes into quartzite. Heat must be applied to sandstone to change it into quartzite.
Did sand used to be a rock?
yep, and it might become rock again - sandstone.
Why is the erosion of sandstone a physical change?
The answer is a sandstone cliff that is exposed to the weather goes through physical changes as it gradually erodes in the wwind and rain
Is sandstone rock found in the Bahamas?
yes if you look around you might find some.
Why might sandstone act as a reservoir for ground water or oil well shale?
Sandstone is extremely porous and absorbs liquids like a sponge.. Shale is nearly impervious to liquids.
What two factors in the rock cycle may change sandstone to quartzite?
Heat and pressure
What does sandstone change to?
That depends on what happens to it. If it is sufficiently heated and compressed it will metamorphose to quartzite.
Another descriptive word for quartz - as in sandstone?
Maybe lechatelierite? Or crystal (as in quartz glass)?
