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MudRocks
Sedimentary Geology, Ch. 6
| Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine-grained phyllosilicate minerals that are produced by the chemical weather of feldspars and other silicate minerals | Clay Mineral | siltstone | 50% or more silt-sized material |
| are the most abundant minerals on the surface of the Earth, | Clays | ||
| Terrigenous material that consists almost entirely of bits and pieces of the principle rock forming minerals like Quartz and Feldspar and Clays | Siliciclastic | ||
| 1/16mm to 1/256mm or 0.0625mm to 0.0039mm | Silt-sized | ||
| < 1/256mm, or <0.0039mm | Clay-sized | ||
| sds |