Sedimentary Rock Foldable

Sandstone Conglomerate Limestone Coal

Limestone – what does it look like? Light colored Bumpy Has fossils in it

Limestone – what does it feel like? Bumpy Rough

Limestone – what is it made of? calcite Organic life forms from the accumulation of shell, coral, algae

Limestone – where is it found? in clear, warm, shallow marine waters

Limestone – compare it to marble

Limestone - Different: Feel Composition Same: Light colored

Limestone – compare it to marble

Coal – what does it look like? Black Dark

Coal – what does it feel like? Rough

Coal – what is it made of? accumulation of plant materials, usually in a swamp environment. 

Coal – where is it found? Mined in Kentucky and West Virginia – WHY? in a swamp environment Mined in Kentucky and West Virginia – WHY?

Coal- compare it to obsidian

Coal – what does it look like? Different: Texture Same: Black

Coal- compare it to obsidian

Sandstone – what does it look like? Layers of sand

Sandstone – what does it feel like? Sandy Grainy

Sandstone – what is it made of? sand-sized minerals or grains

Sandstone – where is it found? rivers Alluvial fans Glacial outwashes Lakes Deserts Deltas Beaches Tidal flats

Sandstone – compare it to pumice

Sandstone – compare it to pumice Different: Color Texture Same: Light color

Sandstone – compare it to pumice

Conglomerate – what does it look like? Rounded particles of rock

Conglomerate – what does it feel like? Rough with smooth pieces cemented inside

Conglomerate – what is it made of? Pieces of rock inside another rock

Conglomerate – where is it found? Marine environments Alluvial fans Glacial deposits

Conglomerate – compare it to limestone

Conglomerate – compare it to limestone DIFFERENT: SAME: Made of pieces or fragments Light colored

Conglomerate – compare it to limestone