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Sedimentary rocks
Minerals and Rockas Part 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sedimentary Rocks | Rock type that forms from an acculation of sediment derived from preexisting rocks and organic |
| Lithification | How sedimentary rocks are formed |
| Texture | The size, form, and orientation of the clasts or pieces in a rock |
| Clastic | Rock that formed from the fragments or pieces of other rocks and can be identified by size |
| Crystalline | Rock that formed from mineral grains that fall out of the solution by evaporation |
| Bioclastic | rock that formed from the remains of plants and animals |
| Formation | How the clasts of a sedimentary rock are held together |
| Cementation | Often clasts such as clays, sands, and silts are glued together |
| Compaction | A reduction in volume of sedimentary layers due to increasing weight of overlying |
| Chemical Action | A rock formed when dissolved minerals in water form a crystalline mass of ingrown mineral crystals after evaporating |
| Characteristics | The properties and traits that may help identify a sedimentary rock |