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GEOL& 101 Sedimentary Rock
Classification of Sedimentary Rocks
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
05/02/2013

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Term
Shale
Definition
Detrital: Clay (Mud)
Term
Siltstone
Definition
Detrital: Silt (Mud)
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Sandstone
Definition
Detrital: Sand
Term
Breccia
Definition
Detrital: Gravel (boulder, cobble, pebble, granule): Angular
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Conglomerate
Definition
Detrital: Gravel (boulder, cobble, pebble, granule): Rounded
Term
Inorganic Limestone
Definition
Chemical: Inorganic: Calcite
Term
Evaporate
Definition
Chemical: Inorganic: Halite
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Dolostone
Definition
Chemical: Inorganic: Dolomite
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Inorganic Chert
Definition
Chemical: Inorganic: Silica
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Biogenic Limestone
Definition
Chemical: Biogenic (Organic): Calcite-based
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Biogenic Chert
Definition
Chemical: Biogenic (Organic): Silica-based
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Coal
Definition
Chemical: Biogenic (Organic): from vegetation
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