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products of mechanical and chemical weathering
sedimentary rocks -
compromise about 5% of Earth's outer 10 miles
sedimentary rocks -
economic resources found in sedimentary rocks
coal, petroleum, and natural gas -
transported sediment as solid particles
clastic, or detrital rocks -
main components of clastic or detrital rocks
clay, quartz, feldspars, micas -
sedimentary rock, mud-sized particles in thin layers that are called lamina, is the most common
shale -
sedimentary rock, sand-sized particles, its predominant mineral is quartz
sandstone -
clastic sedimentary rock, consists of rounded gravel
conglomerate -
clastic sedimentary rock, consist of large angular particles
breccia -
consists of material that was once in a solution, occurs through organic or inorganic processes
chemical sedimentary rocks
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