Transcript Chapter 6

Chapter 6
Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Rocks
Rocks change from one type to another
depending upon their environment.
Sedimentary Rock Types
 _______
– cemented or pressed
together
 ________ – come out of solution
 _______ – from former plants or
animals
Sedimentary Clastics
 Conglomerates
and breccias
differ in the
_____ of their
fragments.
Nonfoliated Metamorphics
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_________ (A) – formed from quartz grains such
as found in a sandstone
_______ (B) – formed from limestone
Foliated Metamorphics
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Metamorphics that show layering are
called foliated and include: (A) _______
(B) phyllite (C) ______ and (D) _______