Overview
Syllabus
Earth Science 15th Edition
Origins of Sedimentary Rock
Detrital Sedimentary Rocks • Detrital sedimentary rocks form from sediments that have been weathered and transported - Chief constituents of detrital rocks include clay minerals
Particle Size Categories
Detrital Sedimentary Rocks • Shale - Silt- and clay-sized (fine-grained) particles - Form from gradual settling of sediments in quiet
Detrital Sedimentary Rocks • Sandstone - Sand-sized particles - Forms in a variety of environments - Second most abundant sedimentary rock - Quartz is the most abundant mineral
Quartz Sandstone
Detrital Sedimentary Rocks Conglomerate and Breccia - Conglomerate consists of rounded, gravel-sized (or larger)
Biochemical Limestone
Inorganic Limestone
Chemical Sedimentary Rocks • Evaporites
Salt Flats
Coal: An Organic Sedimentary Rocks
Turning Sediments into Sedimentary Rock: Diagenesis and Lithification
Classification of Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks Represent Past Environments
Sedimentary Environments
Sedimentary Structures . When present, they provide additional information for interpreting Earth's history • Types of sedimentary structures - The layers of the sedimentary rocks are called strata or
Sedimentary Strata
Taught by
Sven Holbik