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Question
How are sedimentary rocks classified on the basis of their formation?
Solution
There are three types of this type of rocks :
- Mechanically formed rocks : Denudation of rocks by agents of change results in layers of sedimentary rocks by mechanism.
- Chemically formed rocks : These are formed by evaporation of calcarious water and accumulated along lake and lagoon beds, e.g. gypsum and rock salt.
- Organically formed rocks : These are formed by deposition of dead plants and animals e.g. limestone rock (or Calcareous rock) lignite, bituminous and anthracite coal are carbonaceous rocks formed by compression of vegetation under the layers of sedimentary rocks. In the same way petroleum in between the sedimentary rocks is the result of zurasic age dinosaurs e.g. shale rock, containing oil.
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