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What type of rock is organic rock?
An Organic rock is an Sedimentary rock and it is made in the ocean from calcium and other minerals building up on the ocean floor :)
What kind of rock can be broken into fragments that may later form sedimentary rock?
Any rock can be broken up and later form a sedimentary rock.
What kind of rock is made up of layers?
Sedimentary Rock is made up of layers of different rocks.
What type of rock is Bogenfels Arch?
The arch is made up of either sedimentary rock or metamorphic rock. Most likely sedimentary because the layers in the arch are distinct, solid bands of color, whereas a metamorphic rocks have swirly bands of color from the emense pressure the rock went through. Another reason the rock might be sedimentary is because the arch opening would not be as large if the rock was metamorphic rock, which can whithstand more erosion than sedimentary rock.
What type of rock igneous metamorphic or sedimentary makes up most of the continents?
The type of rock would be igneous.
Is limestone an example of a calsitic sedimentary rock?
Yes, Limestone is a calcitic sedimentary rock. Its mostly made up of Calcium Carbonate.
What type of rock is organic rock?
An Organic rock is an Sedimentary rock and it is made in the ocean from calcium and other minerals building up on the ocean floor :)
What are clasts?
Clasts are rock fragments, also pieces of rock that make up the texture of some sedimentary rock (clastic sedimentary rock).
What kind of rock can be broken into fragments that may later form sedimentary rock?
Any rock can be broken up and later form a sedimentary rock.
A sedimentary rock made up of fragments of other rocks such as Breccia is?
A sedimentary rock made up of rock fragments or particles of other rocks is called 'clastic'.
Is mudstone a Metamorphic rock?
Mudstone is the fine grained sedimentary rock that were clays or muds originally.
What does weathering have to do with how a sedimentary rock is formed?
If you don't have weather then the igneous rock won't break up into sedmints which won't turn into a sedimentary rock.
How do you change sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock?
You squash it and heat it up.
How do a metamorphic rock change into sedimentary rock?
You squash it and heat it up.
Can granite turn into any other rock?
Granite is Granite, However grind it down and mix it with other materials and rock grindings, compress it for a while and you end up with sedimentary rock.
What is a sedimentary conglomerate rock?
rock made up of big pieces cemented together (sedimentary-pieces, conglomerate-big pieces)
Sedimentary rock made up of the remains of living things?
Organic sedimentary rock is comprised of the remains of once living organisms.
