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What type of setting formed will you find a deposit of organic limestone?
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the ocean
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What are the subtypes of sedimentary rocks?
Chemical: Minerals were dissolved in water to form it. Organic: Formed from the remains of living things. Clastic: Formed form bits of other rocks.
What is formed by the dissolution of limestone?
caverns, sinkholes, etc.
What was the original rock that formed marble metamorphic rock?
Limestone.
Was Puerto Rico formed by a volcano?
Puerto Rico was formed by a series of volcanic eruptions. Much of the island of Puerto Rico is covered by limestone.
What sedimentary rock formed from the shells of sea creatures?
The rock would be limestone, the mineral would be calcite.
What rock is a deposit of organic limestone on land?
Chalk is one limestone formed from organic processes. There are others.
A deposit of organic limestone on land probably formed millions of years ago as a?
Coral reef
Where did you probably find a deposit of limestone what type of setting did it form in?
Limestone is formed on the floor of ancient seas from the skeletal remains of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs, etc.
Is limestone an organic and chemical sedimentary rock?
Limestone made from shells would be an organic sedimentary rock.
What can organic sedimentary rock formed from layers of bones and shells form?
Limestone
Why are coal and limestone sometimes referred to as biological rocks?
Because they are primarily formed of organic materials.Read more: Why_are_limestone_and_coal_sometimes_referred_to_as_biological_rocks
What is an agaric mineral?
An agaric mineral is a light, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate formed in caverns or fissures of limestone.
What is an example of a sedimentary rock that is biochemical (organic)?
Limestone and chalk are formed from organic material Limestone - Clastic shell fragments Chalk - Microscopic shells of calicum carbonate plates formed by single celled algaes Chert - Microscopic siliceous organisms, recrystallized silica
What kind of sedimentary rock may be formed both chemically and organically?
Conglomerate,Breccia,Sandstone,Siltstone,Shale,Rock salt,Rock gypsum,Dolostone,Limestone,Bituminous coal.
How is cement formed from limestone?
cement is formed from limestone by combustion of limestone ( heating of the limestone)!
How is concrete formed from limestone?
concrete is formed from limestone by the combustion of the limestone (heating of the limestone)!
How is limestone pavement formed?
limestone pavement is formed by leaving exposed limestone for ages
