sedimentary rocks types and classification. detritial or clastic derived from the weathering of...
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Detritial or Clastic Detritial Rocks are classified by grain size. –Gravel: Grain size greater than 2 mm If rounded clasts = conglomerate If angular clasts = breccia BrecciaConglomerateTRANSCRIPT
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Sedimentary Rocks
Types and Classification
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Detritial or ClasticDerived from the weathering of pre-existing rocks, which have been transported and deposited.Occur in layers sometimes – never wavy
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Detritial or ClasticDetritial Rocks are classified by grain size.– Gravel: Grain
size greater than 2 mm
• If rounded clasts = conglomerate
• If angular clasts = breccia
BrecciaConglomerate
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Detritial or ClasticSand: Grain size 1/16 to 2 mm – Sandstone
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Detritial or ClasticSilt: Grain size 1/256 to 1/16 mm (gritty) – Siltstone
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Detritial or ClasticClay: Grain size less than 1/256 mm (smooth) – Shale (if fissile –
• splits easily) – Claystone (if massive)
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Chemical or Biochemical
These rocks form from chemical components dissolved in the seawater. These chemicals may be removed from seawater and made into rocks by chemical processes, or with the assistance of biological processes (such as shell growth).
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Chemical and BiochemicalEvaporites form from evaportation of water, usually seawater– Rock Salt –
composed of halite (NaCl)
– Rock Gypsum – composed of gypsum
Salt Flats in Salt Lake City, UT
Layered Gypsum, NM
Gypsum Crystals, Australia
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Chemical and Biochemical1. Carbonates - The carbonate sedimentary
rocks are formed through both chemical and biochemical processes. They include the limestones (many types) and dolostones.
1. Two minerals are dominant in carbonate rocks: 1. Calcite (CaCO3) 2. Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
2. Carbonate rock names: 1. Fossiliferous limestone 2. Coquina 3. Chalk
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Organics (Coals)This group consists of rocks composed of organic matter (mainly plant fragments).Because of this, they lack minerals (which must be inorganic, be definition).These are the coals. In order of increasing depth of burial (temperature and pressure):– Peat – Bituminous– Anthracite
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Metamorphic Rocks
Types and Classification
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Metamorphic RocksMetamorphic rocks are rocks that have "morphed" into another kind of rock.The rocks are under tons and tons of pressure, which fosters heat build up, and this causes them to change. If you exam metamorphic rock samples closely, you'll discover how flattened some of the grains in the rock are.
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How do Rocks Change?Metamorphism causes changes in
– Texture• Recrystallization
– Growth of new crystals– Orientation of crystals - FOLIATION
• Compaction1. The grains move closer together.2. The rock becomes more dense.3. Porosity is reduced.
– Mineralogy – formation of new minerals
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Foliated Metamorphic Rocks
Alignment of minerals – evident in bands or layers, may be wavy!
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Non Foliated MetamorphicNo noticable layers
MarbleQuartzite
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Changing Rocks
Slate - MetamorphicShale - Sedimentary
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Common Metamorphic RocksClassification Metamorphic
RockParent Rock Common Minerals
Foliated (Banded)
Slate Shale, mudstone Quartz, clay minerals (feldspars)
Schist Shale, slate, basalt, or granite Mica, chlorite, talc, quartz
Gneiss Shale, schist, granite, sandstone, and other rock types
Quartz, feldspars
Non-Foliated(Not Banded)
Quartzite Sandstone Quartz
Marble Limestone, dolomite Calcite
Anthracite coal Bituminous coal Crystalline carbon