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What are sedimentary rocks of weathered rock fragments called?

Sedimentary rocks made of weathered rock fragments are called clastic sedimentary rocks. These rocks are formed from the accumulation and cementation of fragments that have been weathered, eroded, and transported from their original source. Examples include sandstone, shale, and conglomerate.


What are detrital rocks formed from?

Detrital sedimentary rocks, also called clastic sedimentary rocks, are composed of rock fragments that have been weathered from pre-existing rocks. They are the most common rocks on the surface of the earth.


Weathered pieces of rock are called?

Weathered pieces of rock are called sediment. As rocks are broken down by physical or chemical processes, they form sediment that can be transported and eventually deposited elsewhere.


What are sedimentary rock composed of older rocks called?

Sedimentary rocks composed of older rocks are called "conglomerate" or "breccia." These rocks form when fragments of older rocks are compacted and cemented together to create a new rock.


Rocks formed from weathered debris from preexisisting rocks are called?

They are called clastic sedimentary rocks.


What type of sedimentary rock forms from weathered particles of rocks and minerals?

Sandstone is the sedimentary rock formed from weathered rock.


What type of sedimentary rock is formed from weathered particles of rocks and minerals?

Sandstone is the sedimentary rock formed from weathered rock.


What happens when rocks weathered?

When sedimentary rocks are weathered and eroded, they turn into sediments. And after compaction and cementation of the sediments, it will turn back into sedimentary rock.


Which of the following forms when rocks are weathered and eroded?

Sedimentary rock


Are igneous rocks made when layers of weathered rocks or soil is compacted?

No that is a metamorphic rock


What is it called when softer rocks wear away and leave harder rock behind?

What is it called when softer rock weathers away and leaves harder rocks behind


What type of rock is weathered at the earths surface to begin the cycle?

Any type of rock can be weathered. However, as the Earth started off in a molten state, the first rocks to be weathered must have been formed from magma and were therefore igneous rocks.