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Sedimentary rocks are
types of rock that are
formed by the ac****ulation or
deposition of
mineral or
organic particles at Earth's surface,
followed by...
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Sedimentary basins are region-scale
depressions of the Earth's
crust where subsidence has
occurred and a
thick sequence of
sediments have ac****ulated...
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Shale is a fine-grained,
clastic sedimentary rock
formed from mud that is a mix of
flakes of clay
minerals (hydrous
aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g., kaolin...
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Sedimentary structures include all
kinds of
features in
sediments and
sedimentary rocks,
formed at the time of deposition.
Sediments and
sedimentary rocks...
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refer to
sedimentary rocks and
particles in
sediment transport,
whether in
suspension or as bed load, and in
sediment deposits.
Clastic sedimentary rocks...
- they form.
Petrology has
three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and
sedimentary petrology.
Igneous and
metamorphic petrology are
commonly taught together...
- sedimentation; if buried, they may
eventually become sandstone and
siltstone (
sedimentary rocks)
through lithification.
Sediments are most
often transported by...
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succession that
typifies marine transgressions and regressions. Ideally, a
sedimentary facies is a
distinctive rock unit that
forms under certain conditions...
- Volcano-
sedimentary may
refer to: Volcano-
sedimentary rock, a
sedimentary rock
originating from
volcanic material Volcano-
sedimentary sequence, a stratigraphic...
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composition of a
metasedimentary rock can be used to
identify the
original sedimentary rock, even
where they have been
subject to high-grade
metamorphism and...
