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11 Cards in this Set
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Cementation |
the process of binding particles to rocks |
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Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
rock formed as a result of high pressure on rock fragments and other rocks |
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Compaction |
crushing or pressing |
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Conglomerate |
a sedimentary rock made up of large particles, such as pebbles and sand |
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Coquina |
soft porous limestone, made of fragments of shells and coral |
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Fossil |
the remains of an ancient living things |
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Limestone |
a common sedimentary rock consisting mostly of calcium carbonate |
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Sandstone |
a sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of sand and held together by natural cement |
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Sediment |
loose rock fragments, grains of rock or sand, minerals, shells and remains of small living things |
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Sedimentary rock |
rock formed when sediments are compressed and squeezed together |
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Shale |
rock composed of layers of layers of claylike, fine-grained sediment |
