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What are seven features that you can use to identify the depositional in which sedimentary rocks are formed?
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Is sedimentary rocks formed the same way normal rocks are?
No, because a sedimentary rock is formed from pieces of other rocks.
True or false sedimentary rock can be formed from changes in igneous rock but idneous rock cannot be formed changes in the sedimentary rock?
False Sedimetary rocks can be formed from changes in igneous rock, and igneous rock can be from changes in sedimentary rock.
What is the difference between igneous and sedimentary rocks?
Igneous rock is formed from the solidification of magma or lava. Sedimentary rock is formed from the lithification of sediments, generally.
What sedimentary rock turns into the igneous rock basalt?
None. Basalt is formed by the rapid cooling of mafic (silica-poor) magma. It is not formed from sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of compaction and?
Cementation.
What kind of sedimentary rock is formed when mineral solutions evaporate?
A chemical sedimentary rock. Evaporites are formed in this depositional environment. Salts, carbonates, and sulfates mostly. Halite, sylvite, calcite, gypsum, etc.
Were eskers formed by erosional or depositional processes?
depositional
What feature of sedimentary rocks forms inclined grains as layers move forward?
Cross-bedding refers to inclined layers in sedimentary rock that were formed as a result of wind or water driven ripples or dunes in the original depositional environment.
What features are unique in sedimentary rocks?
They can give you clues to how, when and where the rocks formed. :D
Identify seven features that you can use to identify the depositional environment in which sedimentary rocks formed?
Sorting= The tendency for currents of air or water to separate sediments according to size.Angularity= As sediment is transported from its source to where it is deposited, the particles collide with each other and with other objects in their path.Stratification= Layering of sedimentary rock.Cross beds and graded bedding= Some sedimentary rocks are characterized by slanting layers. Graded bedding are various sizes and kinds of materials are deposited within one layer a type of stratification.Ripple marks= Are caused by the action of wind or water on sand.Fossils = Fossils are the remains of ancient plants and animals.Concretions are sedimentary rocks that sometimes contain lumps of rock that have a composition that is different from that of the main rock body.
What depositional environment is coal formed?
A swamp
Coal is formed in depositional environments?
A swamp
What depositional environments is coal formed in?
A swamp
What is a depositional mountain?
A mountain formed by hardened lava.
What are the 3 types of sedimentary?
Mechanically formed sedimentary rock , Chemically formed sedimentary rock and Organically formed sedimentary rock.
What types of sedimentary rocks are there?
Physically/mechanically formed sedimentary rock, organically/biologically formed sedimentary rock, and chemically formed sedimentary rock.
Are there 2 facts about sedimentary rocks?
The two main features of sedimentary rocks are: They are formed into strata or layers. They consist of many palaentological evidences like fossils and coal.
