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Question
Name the types Sedimentary rocks based on agents of formation.
Solution
There are five main types of rocks on the basis of agents of formation:
- Riverine Rocks These are formed by the sediments deposited by running water or river.
- Lacustrine Rocks These are formed by the deposition of silt etc on the bed of lakes.
- Glacial Rocks These are formed by the debris carried on and deposited by glaciers.
- Aeolean Rocks These are formed by the deposition sand accumulation by the wind.
- Marine Rocks These are formed by the deposition of sediments at the ocean floor. These types are Calcarious and Carbonaceous sedimentary Rocks.
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