the compaction and heat under the layers of the Earth causes this process to occur
Although diamonds could become part of a formation of conglomerate, which is a sedimentary rock, diamond cannot become a rock because diamond is a mineral, whereas a rock has to be composed of two or more minerals.
Any type of rock, igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary, can become eroded and re-deposited and cemented together to become a new sedimentary rock.
any rock can become a sedimentary rock.
We call them clastic rock also referred to us the sedimentary rock.
No. It's too late.Unless it gets eroded itself and eventually forms layers of sediment which may then get turned into rock.
Sedimentary rock e.g Sandstone
Sedimentary rock forms when small grains of rock, such as sand or clay, are compressed and cemented together over time. Examples of sedimentary rock include sandstone and shale.
Sandstone
Absolutely. And eventually they can become a part of a new sedimentary rock.
Sand is composed of small loose particles of eroded rock of any type, but commonly it is particles of quartz from igneous or metamorphic rock. Each sand grain is actually a rock unto itself. Only when the sand grains are cemented together through a process known as lithification, do the sand grains become part of a new sedimentary rock.
Firstly, a breccia is itself a kind of sedimentary rock. It consists mainly of large (pea sized and up), angular sediment grains. For an existing sedimentary rock to become a breccia, it must be weathered into fragments, redeposited elsewhere, and buried to sufficient pressure for the sediment to become rock.
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock which is made up of sand grains which have been compressed to form a rock that has very weak bonds holding the grains together. The grains themselves can be igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic depending on which rock the grains were eroded from.
Igneous rock must weather and erode into smaller pieces and grains through processes like physical and chemical weathering. These sediments then accumulate, are buried, and undergo compaction and cementation to form sedimentary rock.
The sedimentary rock composed of small grains of sand is called sandstone. Sandstone forms when sand grains are compacted and cemented together over time. It is a common type of sedimentary rock found in various geological settings.
Although diamonds could become part of a formation of conglomerate, which is a sedimentary rock, diamond cannot become a rock because diamond is a mineral, whereas a rock has to be composed of two or more minerals.
That would be a sedimentary rock.
Example sentences: Fossils are often found in sedimentary rock. It is easier to erode sedimentary rock than other forms of rock.