PPT-Sedimentary Rock What are Rocks?

A rock is a natural substance that is made up of solid crystals of different minerals that have been fused together into a solid lump Rocks can be classified by their attributes Texture Hardness. http://www.beg.utexas.edu/mainweb/publications/graphics/granite.htm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USDA_Mineral_Sandstone_93c3955.jpg. http://www.gccaz.edu/earthsci/imagearchive/gneiss.htm. Remember the. Timing the Geologic Record. . The Stratigraphic Record. Important Principles. Original horizontality—sediments were deposited originally as horizontal beds.. Lateral continuity—beds thin and pinch out laterally.. Liz LaRosa . http://www.middleschoolscience.com. 2009. Images from Geology.com unless otherwise noted. What are Rocks?. A rock is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals, or organic matter. Sedimentary-sandstone. Metamorphic- gneiss. Igneous- diorite. 1. What is a Rock?. Naturally Occurring . (not man made). Solid. Mixture of minerals other organic matter. 2. What makes a rock different from a mineral?. What is the difference between clastic and non-clastic sedimentary rocks? . What we know. The process of formation for a sedimentary rock involves the following steps:. Weathering. Erosion. Deposition. How do chemical sedimentary rocks form?. What are biochemical sedimentary rocks?. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education. Types of Sedimentary Rocks. Review. saturated. New. clastic . sedimentary rock. clastic. Color . Texture. Light. Dark. Fine. Coarse . Igneous rocks are classified according to their. . origin. , . texture. , and . mineral composition. .. Origin . D. id it harden inside the earth or on the earth’s surface?. 3 Types of Rocks. There are 3 different types of rocks;. Igneous. Sedimentary. Metamorphic. Igneous Rock . . Igneous rocks are formed by magma and lava as it cools. Igneous rocks form in two different ways. . Rocks are classified by how they are formed, their composition, and texture. Rocks change over time through the rock cycle. TYPES OF ROCKS. ROCKS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS BASED ON HOW THE ROCKS . Sedimentary rocks form in 1 of 3 ways:. 1. . Clastic. Sedimentary Rocks- made of pieces and grains of other rocks. Material such as . sand . or . mud. -usually deposited in . water. Conglomerate sandstone. 2. Major Rock Groups. Igneous. Formed from . molten rock (magma/lava) that has cooled. Literally means “from fire”. 1. Extrusive . igneous rock is formed from lava (on earth’s surface) and tends to solidify quickly. What are Sediments. Sediments are loose Earth materials (unconsolidated materials) such as sand . which are . transported by the action of water, wind, glacial ice and . gravity.. These . materials are . Clastic. Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. Clastic sediments are loose materials, however when these sediments under go lithification (. diagenesis. ), they form sedimentary rocks. . Clastic sedimentary rocks are also known as . Sediment . Texture. Sediment texture refers to the shape, size and three-dimensional arrangement of the particles . that make . up sediment or a sedimentary rock.. Textures can be . clastic or . crystalline.