Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks Introduction

Boulder

Quartz sandstone

Bentonite

<p>Shale is finely layered and fissile, while mudstone is massive and blocky.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marl contains 35-65% carbonate and complementary clay content.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dolomites are formed by inorganic processes where magnesium partially replaces calcium in limestones.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Products of weathering and erosion, transported and then deposited by wind, water, or ice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When they become consolidated into a cohesive mass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fragments of weathered rocks that have been transported some distance from their place of origin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Based on fragment sizes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Present in beds or layers, contain fossils, presence of pores.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Based on the way they are formed and on composition or particle size.</p> Signup and view all the answers