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Sedimentary
Rocks
Sedimentary
Rocks
Formed
by
weathering,
erosion,
deposition,
compaction
,&
cementation
Arrangement of Sedimentary
Rocks
Strata
Layers
rock
of
Types
of
Sedimentary
Rock
1.
2.
3.
Clastic
Chemical
Organic
Clastic
Sedimentary
Rock
Made
of
fragments of
rocks
cemented
(glued)
together by a
mineral
Chemical
Sedimentary
Rock
 Forms
from
solutions of
dissolved
minerals and
water
 Example:
Na +
CL = Halite
Organic Sedimentary Rock
Forms
from
the remains
of onceliving plants
and
animals.
Uses
of
Sedimentary
Rock
 Sandstone
has
been used as
building materials
because it is soft
enough to cut
easily into blocks
or slabs.
 Limestone is used
in making
cement.
 Conglomerate
 Clastic
Content objective:
 What
are the processes that form
sedimentary rock?