What difference beteewn clastic and non clastic rocks
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Clastic sedimentary rocks form by weathering processes which break down rocks into pebble, sand, or clay particles by exposure to sun, snow, wind, ice, and water.
Clastic sedimentary rocks are named according to the grain size of the sediment particles.
Non clastic sedimentary rocks form from chemical reactions, chiefly in the ocean.
Non clastic sedimentary rocks are named according to the mineral present.
Limestone = composed of the mineral calcite, may contain marine fossils; formed by precipitation from water
Rock salt = composed of the mineral halite (salt); formed by evaporation
Rock gypsum = composed of the mineral gypsum; formed by evaporation
Chert = composed of microscopic mineral grains of quartz; very hard with sharp edges
Banded iron formation:
Then also add the type alochemical and orthochemical
Clastic and nonclastic sedimentary rocks are the only members of the rock family that contain fossils as well as indicators of the climate (ripple marks, mudcracks and raindrops) that was present when the rock was formed.