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They have been formed throughout geological time since the Earth had cooled sufficiently to form a solid crust, and for its load of water to condense and form rivers and seas. It's a continuing process. For all the older rock being eroded in one place, new sedimentary rock is being formed elsewhere.
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Are sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks chemical sedimentary rocks?
No, sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks are called clastic sedimentary rocks. Chemical sedimentary rocks form from minerals that are dissolved in water and precipitate out to form rocks like limestone or halite.
How are clastic sedimentary rocks different from organic sedimentary rocks?
they form
What type of rocks can contain fossils on them?
Sedimentary rocks. and metamorphic rocks made form sedimentary rocks.
What rock type are most common at earths surface?
Sedimentary rocks are the most common type of rocks found at Earth's surface. They are formed by the accumulation and cementation of sediments such as sand, mud, and organic material over time. Sedimentary rocks cover about 75% of the Earth's surface.
What type of rocks weather and erode to form sedimentary rocks?
Igneous, metamorphic, and existing sedimentary rocks can weather and erode to form sedimentary rocks. Igneous and metamorphic rocks can break down into sediments through processes like weathering and erosion, which then may accumulate and lithify into sedimentary rocks. Existing sedimentary rocks can also be reworked and lithified to form new sedimentary rocks through processes like compaction and cementation.
What do sedimentary rocks most often form?
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Can Metamorphic rocks can form from igneous but not from sedimentary rocks.?
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks
Can metamorphic rocks can form from igneous but not from sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks
What do sedimentary rocks form from?
Sedimentary rocks form from a few different things. Sedimentary rocks form from sediment is deposited out of air, ice, wind and gravity.
Type of Rock forms in layers?
Sedimentary rocks, and foliated metamorphic rocks form in layers.
Are sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks chemical sedimentary rocks?
No, sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks are called clastic sedimentary rocks. Chemical sedimentary rocks form from minerals that are dissolved in water and precipitate out to form rocks like limestone or halite.
How are clastic sedimentary rocks different from organic sedimentary rocks?
they form
What type of rocks can contain fossils on them?
Sedimentary rocks. and metamorphic rocks made form sedimentary rocks.
What else can sedimentary rocks form from?
All rocks can form from sedimentary because the rock cycle is endless.
What is the or-gin of sedimentary rocks?
weathering of preexisting rocks form clastic sedimentary rocks, Oversaturated water basins form chemical sedimentary rocks after the water evaporates and dead sea organisms settle at the bottom forming biochemical sedimentary rocks.
What rock type are most common at earths surface?
Sedimentary rocks are the most common type of rocks found at Earth's surface. They are formed by the accumulation and cementation of sediments such as sand, mud, and organic material over time. Sedimentary rocks cover about 75% of the Earth's surface.
Rocks that form when sediment cements and hardens together and hardens?
Sedimentary rocks.
