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SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
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TERMS Weathering : breakdown of pre-existing rock – Physical or chemical breakdown Erosion: transport of sediment on Earth’s surface
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SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Introduction Detrital Rocks Chemical/Organic Rocks Classification Lithification
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Sedimentary Rocks Introduction
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INTRODUCTION Origin – Only form at Earth’s surface – Weathering of pre-existing rock into soluble and insoluble sediments – Erosion of sediments – Deposition of solid sediment – Precipitation of dissolved sediment GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks
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Sedimentary Rocks Detrital Rocks
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“Detrital” from “detritus” - debris Composed of solid sediment grains Distinguished by size of grains GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks Detrital rock with large grains Detrital rock with smaller grains
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Shale Most abundant sedimentary rock – 2/3 of all sedimentary rock is shale Made of clay grains – Microscopic sheets – From chemical weathering of feldspar GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Detrital
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Shale GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Detrital From: From: claysandminerals.com Scanning electron microscope image of shale showing flat clay grains. Scale bar is 0.005 cm.
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Shale Formation Quiet environment Burial and compaction of clay grains Not cemented Weak GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Detrital From: From: geoexpro.com
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Sandstone Cemented sand-size grains Sand: 1/16mm – 2mm diameter Quartz is predominant mineral GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Detrital
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CONGLOMERATE/BRECCIA Cemented gravel-size grains Gravel: greater than 2mm GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Detrital CONGLOMERATE has rounded gravelBRECCIA has angular gravel
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Sedimentary Rocks Chemical Rocks
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Dissolved sediment precipitates out of solution as crystals “Inorganic” processes: e.g. evaporation, chemical activity “Biochemical” processes, e.g. growth of shells GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks From: rogerdhansen.wordpress.com Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
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Chemical Rocks: Limestones Composed mainly of calcite (CaCO 3 ) Several kinds – Some biochemical and some inorganic Most form in marine environments GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Chemical
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Biochemical Limestones GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Chemical From: www.pitt.edu From: seashellsbymillhill.com From: proprofs.com Fossil limestone -Shells + matrix -Hard Coquina -Shells only -Fragile Chalk -Microscopic plankton shells -Very soft
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Biochemical Limestones GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Chemical Chalk under a scanning electron microscope, showing shells (round) and calcite crystals. Scale bar is 0.002 cm. From: From: greenelectron-images.co.uk
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Inorganic Limestones GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Chemical Micrite -Microscopic calcite crystals -Precipitated from oversaturated seawater Travertine -“Cave rock” -Porous From: www4.uwm.edu From: russianriverschoolhouse.com
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Chemical Rocks: Chert Biochemical Composed mainly of microcrystalline quartz Very hard; sharp edges Made from compacted microscopic plankton shells GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Chemical
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Chemical Rocks: Evaporites Inorganic Evaporation of water (usually salt water) Rock salt, rock gypsum GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Chemical Bonneville Salt Flats, the ancient floor of Lake Bonneville, a salty lake now mostly evaporated
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Chemical Rocks: Coal Organic, no minerals Chemically altered dead plant matter Need oxygen- poor water GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Chemical From: eis.uow.edu.au
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Sedimentary Rocks Classification
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Classification: Detrital GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks
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Classification: Chemical GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks
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Sedimentary Rocks Lithification
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How sediment becomes rock “Lith” = stone GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Lithification
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Lithification Processes Compaction Cementation GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Lithification
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Lithification Begins with deposition & burial of sediment under more sediment GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Lithification
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Compaction Decreases porosity (empty space) Drives out water Can make flat grains stick together GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Lithification
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New crystals form between grains Precipitation out of groundwater Fills in remaining porosity Cementation GEOL 131: Sedimentary Rocks - Lithification From: unibe.ch From: northstonematerials.com Original sand grain Cement crystals
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