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Sedimentary rocks
Conglomerate- clastic Made of rock pieces and
pebbles that are rounded in shape
Breccia- clastic
Made of rock pieces and fragments that areAngular- have straight edges
Sandstone- clastic
made up mainly of very small sand grains
shaleforms from the compaction of silt and clay-size mineral particles that we commonly call "mud".
Wave marks- sedimentary rocks
Fossils- only in sedimentary rock
limestone
coquina
Chalk
Limestone made of bits And pieces of shells Cemented together
Made from skeletal remains ofSea organisms
lignite
anthracite
Beginning form of coal- made fromRemains of plants that might be Visible in it
Highest form of coal-Well formed and less crumblyThan lignite
• Chemical evaporite
Halite (rock salt)
Dolomite
Dolomite
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