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Define sedimentary rock

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Sedimentary rock

Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of small particles and subsequent cementation of mineral or organic particles on the floor of oceans or other bodies of water at the Earth's surface.

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What are the 3 main types of sedimentary rocks?

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The three main types of sedimentary rocks are clastic, chemical, and organic sedimentary rocks. They are named for their composition and how they formed. Clastic sedimentary rocks are made from pieces of other rocks damaged by weathering and erosion.

What are the 4 properties of sedimentary rocks?

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Four basic processes are involved in the formation of a clastic sedimentary rock: weathering (erosion)caused mainly by friction of waves, transportation where the sediment is carried along by a current, deposition and compaction where the sediment is squashed together to form a rock of this kind.

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SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

The words 'sedimentary 'has been derived from Latin word 'Sedimentum' means settling down. The sedimentary rocks are formed by the sediments derived and deposited by various agents. Due to high temperature and pressure, the undisturbed sediments of long period cemented to form sedimentary rocks. sedimentary rocks consists of many layers which were formed by the sediments deposited at different periods. As it consists of many strata, it also known as 'stratified rocks '

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