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Ms H's Sedimentary

Ms Harvey's Sedimentary Rocks

TermDefinition
Shale clastic rock made from mud sediments
Calcite mineral present in nonclastic rocks, fizzes when combined with acid
Erosion moving sediment from one place to another by wind, water, or gravity
Deposition putting sediment back down
Clastic rock with sediments that originate on land
Sandstone clastic rock made from fine to coarse grained sand
Nonclastic rock with sediments that originate in the ocean from chemical or organic means
Gravel large sediement, over 2 mm in size, pebbles/cobbles/boulders
Sediment bits and peices of rock, mineral, plant, and animal remains
Coquina nonclastic rock made of large shells
Cement sediments glued together with minerals such as calcite
Silt and Clay also known as "mud", smallest sediments sizes
Weathering breaking apart of rock by either chemical or physical means
Fossils animal or plant remains or the evidence of remains
Limestone nonclasitc rock common to Virginia
Sand sediment smaller in size than 2 mm but larger than silt and clay
Conglomerate clastic rock made of rounded pebbles
Compact sediments pressed together by the weight of layers above
Chalk nonclastic rock made from microscopic shells
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