Essays Tagged: "Clastic rock"

Sedimentary Rocks

ssifications. The classifications are biological sedimentary rocks, chemical sedimentary rocks, and clastic sedimentary rocks. Each sedimentary rock classification has characteristics that are apparen ... s of sedimentary rocks are found in basins of deposits (Middleton, 2003).Sedimentary rocks that are clastic, also known as terrigenous, are formed when pieces of already existing rock accumulate. Thes ...

(3 pages) 20 0 3.0 May/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geology & Geosciences

Sedimentary Rocks

n identified about sedimentary rocks. The classificationsare, Evaporative, Biological chemical, and Clastic sedimentary rocks. On the biological chemicalside, these are form through the living organis ... es of sedimentary rocks are found in basins ofdeposits (Middleton, 2003).Sedimentary rocks that are clastic, also known as terrigneous andsometimes considered to be the true sedimentary rocks, are for ...

(3 pages) 5 0 0.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geology & Geosciences

Sedimentary Rocks

? By definition, is a diamond a sedimentary rock?What are the three categories of sedimentary rocks?ClasticThe classification of clastic sedimentary rocks is complex because there are many variables i ... smaller particles present in the spaces between larger grains) must all be taken into consideration.Clastic sedimentary rocks are composed of discrete fragments or clasts of materials derived from oth ...

(3 pages) 4 0 0.0 Oct/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geology & Geosciences

sedimaentary rocks. what is a sedimentary rock and its role to man?

CID + CALCIUM CARBONATE) (CALCIUM BIOCARBONATE)Mechanically formed sedimentary ;it is also called a clastic rock, it is produced by physical processes of denudation by agents of erosion that is: wind, ...

(2 pages) 6 0 0.0 Jul/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography