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1 Sedimentary Rock Strata layers of rock.
Stratification The process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers. Holt Visual Sedimentary Rock Cycle Sedimentary Simulation

2 Weathering and Erosion

3 Compaction and Cementation
Sedimentary Rocks: form from the compaction and cementation of sediment.

4 3 Types of Sedimentary Rock
1. Clastic forms when rock or mineral fragments are cemented together.

5 2. Chemical forms when minerals crystallize out of solution, such as sea water, to become rock.

6 3. Organic forms from the remains of once-living plants and animals.
Ex: Limestone Coal Chalk


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