1. Sedimentary Rocks

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

3. Arrangement of Sedimentary Rocks
Strata
Layers of rock

4. Clastic
Chemical
Organic
Types of Sedimentary Rock

5. 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

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

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

9. 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.

10. Conglomerate
Clastic

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