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GEOL 1401 Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks - Comes from preexisting rocks (from rocks sediments)
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Detrital sediments: Particles derived by weathering
Chemical sediments: Minerals extracted from solutions (seawater) by : Inorganic processes Organic processes
(processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces)
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Sedimentary Rocks Weathering takes place when some process breaks a parent material into smaller pieces.
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Sedimentary Rocks - Three important processes takes place during the formation of sedimentary rocks:
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1. Transportation 2. Deposition 3. Lithification
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Sedimentary Rocks - Three important processes takes place during the formation of sedimentary rocks:
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1. Transportation 2. Deposition 3. Lithification
Sedimentary Rocks Examples:
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Sedimentary Rocks Examples:
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Sedimentary Rocks - One way to classifying sedimentary rocks is particle size:
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