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"Sedimentary rocks such as limestone can be used for a variety of purposes including highway construction and building stones, and, in the classroom, as chalk. Rocks such as coal and oil shale can be processed for their valuable, energy-containing carbon compounds. Rock gypsum can be ground up and used in a number of ways, including plaster and wall board.
Virtually all buildings and public structures require sedimentary rock in their construction. The cement and the sand and gravel used to make concrete, iron ore for steel, bauxite used in making aluminum, brick and tile, cut stone used for facing large buildings, and even asphalt for the roads which make these buildings accessible.
Early people took advantage of chert to break and used it to fashion cutting tools and weapons.
Rock salt is often mined for use in the chemical industry or for use as a winter highway treatment.
Sand stone is used for construction industry.
Arkose is used for building stone, millstones for grinding corn. " ~opite Yahoo.ca
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What features of sedimentary rocks are unlikely to be found in metamorphic rocks what features of metamorphic rocks do not occur in sedimentary rocks?
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What is the or-gin of sedimentary rocks?
weathering of preexisting rocks form clastic sedimentary rocks, Oversaturated water basins form chemical sedimentary rocks after the water evaporates and dead sea organisms settle at the bottom forming biochemical sedimentary rocks.
Are sedimentary rocks chemically weathered?
Sedimentary rocks can be both chemically and mechanically weathered.
Is sedimentary rocks formed the same way normal rocks are?
No, because a sedimentary rock is formed from pieces of other rocks.
What else can sedimentary rocks form from?
All rocks can form from sedimentary because the rock cycle is endless.
Rocks formed from weathered debris from preexisisting rocks are called?
They are called clastic sedimentary rocks.
What has the author Sam Boggs written?
Sam Boggs has written: 'Petrology of sedimentary rocks' -- subject(s): Sedimentary Rocks 'Petrology of sedimentary rocks' -- subject(s): Rocks, Sedimentary, Sedimentary Rocks
Are sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks chemical sedimentary rocks?
No, sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of other rocks are called clastic sedimentary rocks. Chemical sedimentary rocks form from minerals that are dissolved in water and precipitate out to form rocks like limestone or halite.
Are there any fossils in sedimentary rocks?
Yes all fossils occur in sedimentary rocks or rocks that began as sedimentary rocks.
What are three types of rocks?
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
What type of rocks can contain fossils on them?
Sedimentary rocks. and metamorphic rocks made form sedimentary rocks.
Are sedimentary rocks classified tofoliated sedimentary rocks?
No, sedimentary rocks are not classified as foliated. Foliation is a textural feature found in certain types of metamorphic rocks where minerals are aligned in layers or bands due to pressure and heat. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the accumulation and cementation of sediments and do not exhibit foliation.
How are clastic sedimentary rocks different from organic sedimentary rocks?
they form
Can Metamorphic rocks can form from igneous but not from sedimentary rocks.?
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks
Can metamorphic rocks can form from igneous but not from sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks
What class of sedimentary rocks is made of fragments of rocks mineral and shells?
== == Clastic sedimentary rocks.
Which type of rock is where fossils are found?
They are mostly found in Sedimentary Rocks
