unconsolidated sediments

Where Do You Find Clastic Rocks?

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Where Do You Find Clastic Rocks? A thin section of a clast (sand grain), derived from a basalt scoria. Vesicles (air bubbles) can be seen throughout the clast. … Claystone from Montana. Conglomerate. Breccia. … Sandstone from Lower Antelope Canyon. Basalt breccia, green groundmass is composed of epidote. How are clastic rocks deposited? Clastic Sedimentary

What Are The Stages Of Lithification?

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What Are The Stages Of Lithification? Lithification is the process of turning loose rock material into hard rock through evaporation, compaction and cementation. What are the steps of lithification? Sedimentary rocks are the product of 1) weathering of preexisting rocks, 2) transport of the weathering products, 3) deposition of the material, followed by 4) compaction,