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Cementation is the process of deposition of dissolved mineral components in the interstices of sediments. It is the sticking together of sediment to form a new rock and is an important factor in the consolidation of coarse-grained clastic sedimentary rocks such as sandstones, conglomerates, or breccias during diagenesis or lithification. Cementing materials may include carbonates, quartz, iron oxides, or clay. (Source wikipedia)
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Is granite metamorphic sedimentary or igneous?
igneous. Made from slowly cooling magma. :)
What is a name of a sedimentary rock that becomes igneous?
metamorphic
Is marble originally sedimentary or igneous rock?
Igneous rock is classified as extrusive or intrusive.
Is granite an intrusive rock?
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock.
Is silica intrusive or extrusive?
The terms intrusive and extrusive apply to the formation of igneous rocks. Silica is a chemical component of a wide variety of minerals found in many types of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock. All igneous rocks, both intrusive and extrusive, contain silica.
Is diorite a metamorphic rock igneous rock or sedimentary rock?
Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock.
Is Granite an organic sedimentary rock?
granite is an intrusive igneous rock
What type of rock is a laccolith?
A laccolith is a type of igneous rock formation that is created when magma intrudes between layers of sedimentary rock, causing the overlying layers to arch upward. It is classified as an intrusive igneous rock.
What is an intrusive rock is?
Sedimentary rocks are not intrusive. Igneous rocks are though. See the link below.
Can intrusive igneous rock becomes a sedimentary rock?
Yes and No An igneous rock can not just "become" a sedimentary rock, it first has to be weathered and eroded at the surface of the Earth. The debris produced is then washed away as sediment and deposited elsewhere. This deposited sediment then gradually hardens into a new rock which is a sedimentary rock. Thus until igneous rocks are exposed in outcrop, they remain as igneous rocks.
Is granite metamorphic sedimentary or igneous?
igneous. Made from slowly cooling magma. :)
What process must a sedimentary rock go through to form igneous rock?
To form igneous rock from sedimentary rock, the sedimentary rock must first undergo metamorphism, where it is subjected to high heat and pressure, changing its mineral composition. Subsequently, if it melts completely, it transforms into magma. When this magma cools and solidifies, either below the Earth's surface (intrusive igneous rock) or after erupting as lava (extrusive igneous rock), it becomes igneous rock.
Is schist an intrusive or extrusive rock?
Neither, Igneous rock is either intrusive or extrusive. Thats what intrusive and extrusive is... A igneous rock.
Is Wave rock Sedimentary Igneous or Metamorphic?
Igneous it is Magma that was cooled underground-intrusive
Is sedimentary rocks extrusive or intrusive?
Neither. Intrusive and extreusive are terms used to differnetiate different types of igneous rock. They do not apply to sedimentary rocks.
How do igneous rocks change into 'sedimentary rocks?
AnswerUsually by subduction of sedimentary rock at plate boundaries, melting, and deposition as solidified crustal igneous rock, either extrusive or intrusive.
What is a name of a sedimentary rock that becomes igneous?
metamorphic
