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Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary Rocks Formed by weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, & cementation

Arrangement of Sedimentary Rocks Strata Layers of rock

Clastic Chemical Organic Types of Sedimentary Rock

Made of fragments of rocks cemented (glued) together by a mineral Clastic Sedimentary Rock Made of fragments of rocks cemented (glued) together by a mineral

Chemical Sedimentary Rock Forms from solutions of dissolved minerals and water Example: Na + CL = Halite

Organic Sedimentary Rock Forms from the remains of once-living plants and animals.

Uses of Sedimentary Rock Sandstone has been used as building materials because it is soft enough to cut easily into blocks or slabs. Limestone is used in making cement.

Conglomerate Clastic

Content objective: What are the processes that form sedimentary rock?