GLGY 209 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Bedform, Turbidity, The Empire Strikes Back
8 Apr 2016
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Rock that forms near the surface of the earth. Most of the earth"s surface is sedimentary rock. Relects physical and chemical characterisic of source environments. Formaion of sediment into clasic sedimentary rock is formed in the following ive ways: Weathering: the natural disintegraion of rock separates rock. Erosion: a combinaion of separaion of rock through abrasion and other physically trying forms of disintegraion. Transportaion: removal of grain through wind, water, or ice. Deposiion: setling sediment from transportaion at a new locaion. Lithiicaion: the transformaion of loose rock into solid rock. Through irst compacion and the cementaion: classyfying clasic rock: Character of cement: biochemical: rock consising of shells. Geologists recognize several diferent tyoes of biochemical sediment. Limestone: solid shells of of oceanic organisms are the chemical version of limestone. Because of this, it comes in a variety of diferent shapes and sizes.
