Transcript Sedimentary Rocks

 Answer the following
questions about the
picture to the right:
 How and where did this
rock cool?
 What minerals might it
be made up of?
 Make sure to explain how
you knew the answers!
What do rocks tell us
about the Earth?
 Small pieces of rock that
are moved and deposited
by water, wind and
gravity
 When sediments come
together they form
sedimentary rocks
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Deposition
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Sediments are deposited
Lithification
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Physical and chemical processes that
transform sediments into sedimentary
rocks
oCompaction
oWeight of the overlying sediments
forces the sediments closer together
oCementation
oMineral growth “glues” sediment grains
together into a solid rock
 Bedding
 Horizontal
layering of
sedimentary
rocks
 Fossils can be preserved in sedimentary rocks during the
lithification process
 (Organism  Minerals  Rocks)
 Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
 Form from the deposit of
loose sediments that
accumulate on Earths
surface
 Classified by the size of
their particles
 Coarse grained, medium
grained and fine grained
 Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
 Minerals precipitate out
of saturated solutions
and settle to the bottom
 Layers of chemical
sedimentary rocks form,
called evaporites
 Biochemical
Sedimentary Rocks
 Form from the
remains of once
living things
 Limestone comes
from calcium
carbonate which
is used by some
organisms (shells)
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How are clastic sediments classified?
What type of clastic sediment has largest particles size?
Smallest?
What size are classified as sand?
What rock type is made up of cobbles?
Classify a sediment that is 0.0020 mm in size.
What type of rock has 0.05 mm sediment size?
1. Name 3 types of sed rocks.
2. How are clastic sed rocks classified?
3. Compare and contrast conglomerate w/
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breccia.
How do chem. Sed. Rocks form?
Name 3 common evaporite minerals.
How do organic sed. Rocks form?
Name 2 organic sed rocks.