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Where does sedimentary rock come from originally?
A sedimentary rock is made from the products of the erosion of other rocks. These could be igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rocks. If you wish to know the original rock from which sedimentary and metamorphic rocks came from, you have to go back to when the Earth formed. In this case, the answer would be an igneous rock.
Do sedimentary rocks have parent rocks?
In a sense they do, but not in the geologic sense that a metamorphic rock does. Most sedimentary rocks are formed from particles of other rocks which could be a mixture of all three types (sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic). Therefore they would have multiple parents, so the term "parent rock" is not used. The term most used is "source rock'.
Where would you find a rock with fossils in it?
You can find rocks that are sedimentary rocks which are found in mountains, rivers and near the seashores.
What conditions are necessary to turn igneous and sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks?
Great pressure and heat, but short of the temperature that would completely melt the rock.
What type of sedimentary rock is made out of dead living matters?
organic/biochemical sedimentary rocks are formed of once-living organisms
What type of rock is formed from particles or dissolved minerals from previously existing rocks?
The rock described would be a clastic sedimentary rock.
How do Sedimentary rocks change to Metamorphic?
Sedimentary rocks change to metamorphic the same way any other rock would: through heat and pressure.
Does metamorphic rocks have a higher porosity than sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks would have less porosity than sedimentary rocks.
Would you find fossil in sedimentary rocks?
Yes, you can find fossils in sedimentary rocks.
How do a sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock?
sedimentary rocks change the same way any other rock would: heat and pressure
Are Igneous Rocks made of mixed rocks?
No. You would be referring to sedimentary rocks
What type of rock is made of hardened sediment?
Sandstone, claystone, limestone, or various other type of sedimentary rocks. That answer is WAY wrong the correct answer would be a sedimentary rock.
Would sedimentary rocks be found on the moon?
No sedimentary rocks are found yet. The reason is moon is lack of atmosphere.
What is the most common type of rock on earth's surface?
Sedimentary Rocks. 75% of rocks exposed to the surface are sedimentary.
What are sedimentary rock crystals?
In general, sedimentary rock crystals would be crystals that are found in sedimentary rocks. Normally they are calcite or quartz as they are the minerals most likely to cement sediments to form sedimentary rocks. There is a group of sedimentary rocks called evaporites that include crystals of salt, gypsum, sylvite, glauberite, thenardite, mirabilite and a few others. However, there is a tremendous variety of other minerals that can produce crystals in sedimentary rocks. Geodes from Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky can have crystals of barite, millerite, sphalerite, galena, fluorite, and aragonite. In other areas of the planet crystals of azurite and malachite can be found in sedimentary rocks. There are many, many other types of crystals that have been found in sedimentary rocks.
How do sedimentary rock change metamorphic?
Sedimentary rocks change to metamorphic the same way any other rock would: through heat and pressure.
Where does sedimentary rock come from originally?
A sedimentary rock is made from the products of the erosion of other rocks. These could be igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rocks. If you wish to know the original rock from which sedimentary and metamorphic rocks came from, you have to go back to when the Earth formed. In this case, the answer would be an igneous rock.
