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All clastic rocks are made up by rock fragments of different size. Siliciclastic rocks (rocks composed chiefly of broken up silicate material) are classified depending on what the predominant grain size is, how wide the spread in grain size is, what the form of the grains are and what the contributing minerals are.
Very badly sorted clastic rocks with rounded fragments chiefly of gravel size is called conglomerate.
Well sorted silicate material, mainly of sizes between 0.1 to 0.2 mm diameter, is called sandstone (made up of fine sand).
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What clastic sedimentary rock is made from finest sediment?
Metamorphic rock
Why is the term clastic appropriate for particles weathered form solid rock?
The word clastic literally means made up of fragments of preexisting rock; fragmental
What type of rock is clastic and non-clastic?
Clastic sediments are sediments that have particles or pieces of rock (clasts) in them. The clasts can be of igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary rock. Non-clastic sediments are made up of dissolved minerals or organic matter.
Is breccia a clastic rock?
a clastic sedimentary rock. That's because organic are made up of remains, and chemical are made up of the water cycle, like precipitation etc. research what's a clastic rock and you'll find out. research some info about breccia and you'll se why. I guess you don't wanna research, but its better so that you understand it better than me telling you. hope that's right. luck.
What are Rocks made from fragments of minerals or other rocks called?
Clastic sedimentary rock.
What are standstones made of?
Sandstones are made out of sand sized particles or rock grains. Sandstones are clastic sedimentary rock. Some sandstone is composed of feldspar or quartz.
What types of minerals are clastic sedimentary rocks made of?
Clastic sedimentary rocks are made of broken pieces of preexisting rock that are compacted together. The mineral quartz makes up sixty percent of the clastic sedimentary rocks.
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rock minerals and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
What are rocks made of sedimentary bits?
clastic rock
Is coal made of clastic organic or chemical?
organic
What three steps are involved in clastic rock formation?
Deposition, compaction, and cementation are the three steps needed to create a clastic rock formation. Clastic rock is made out fragments of other rocks.
Why is sediment size alone not enough to classify clastic rock?
becuse sediment alone is not enough to classify clastic rock because clastic rock is made up of more than just sediment
What clastic rock is made with clay particles?
maybe shale
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of minerals and shells?
clastic
What clastic sedimentary rock is made from finest sediment?
Metamorphic rock
What type of clastic rock forms from tiny particles of clay?
Pelites are clastic rocks made from clay and they may be specifically called mudstones, siltstones, and shales.
Why is the term clastic appropriate for particles weathered form solid rock?
The word clastic literally means made up of fragments of preexisting rock; fragmental
