-
Sedimentary rocks are
types of rock that are
formed by the ac****ulation or
deposition of sediments, ie.
mineral or
organic particles, at Earth's surface...
-
Sedimentary basins are region-scale
depressions of the Earth's
crust where subsidence has
occurred and a
thick sequence of
sediments have ac****ulated...
-
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...
- Volcano-
sedimentary may
refer to: Volcano-
sedimentary rock, a
sedimentary rock
originating from
volcanic material Volcano-
sedimentary sequence, a stratigraphic...
-
Sedimentary basin analysis is a
geologic method by
which the
formation and
evolution history of a
sedimentary basin is revealed, by
analyzing the sediment...
- sedimentation; if buried, they may
eventually become sandstone and
siltstone (
sedimentary rocks)
through lithification.
Sediments are most
often transported by...
-
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...
-
refer to
sedimentary rocks and
particles in
sediment transport,
whether in
suspension or as bed load, and in
sediment deposits.
Clastic sedimentary rocks...
- objects.
Rocks are
usually grouped into
three main groups:
igneous rocks,
sedimentary rocks and
metamorphic rocks.
Igneous rocks are
formed when
magma cools...
-
Sandstone is a
clastic sedimentary rock
composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm)
silicate grains,
cemented together by
another mineral. Sandstones...
