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Ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum, and is not classified as sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic in the manner of rocks.

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What can transform igneous rock into sedimentary rock?

Igneous rock can become sedimentary if it is weathered into sediment and then lithified.


What rock forms when sediment is transported and then compressed?

igneous rock


How can a igneous rocks change into a sedimentary rock?

Sedimentary rocks can change to igneous rock when it goes through the rock cycle so a sediment can move to igneous rock where there is a volcanic activity happens making the the sediment get heat and pressure that makes igneous rock.So when you do the rock cycle you can go from igneous rock to a metamorphic rock.


How can you tell if it is an igneous rock?

It will be in a volcanic or sediment rock.


What starts the change from a igneous rock to a sedimentary rock?

Weathering and erosion break down the igneous rock into sediment. The sediment is then transported and deposited, where it undergoes compaction and cementation to form a sedimentary rock.


How does igneous rock change to sedimentary?

Sedimentary rock melts, then it cools to form Igneous rock. Hoped this helped. :)


How can you change a igneous rock into a sedimentary rock?

The igneous rock must be broken down into fragments called sediment and somehow cemented together.


In the rock cycle what is formed when igneous rocks weather?

Sediment


What process can change igneous rock into sediment?

erosion/weathering


Can igneous rock be weathered to form sediment?

Yes. Any rock can be weathered to form sediment.


What caused rock to become igneous?

Igneous rock becomes sediment due to exposure to chemical and mechanical weathering at or near the surface.


What causes rock to become sediment?

Igneous rock becomes sediment due to exposure to chemical and mechanical weathering at or near the surface.