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Sedimentary rock   /sˌɛdəmˈɛntəri rɑk/   Listen
Sedimentary rock

noun
1.
Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments.





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"Sedimentary rock" Quotes from Famous Books



... opinions may differ; but as to the fact that the changes themselves have occurred, from the earliest geological ages down to the present day, and are still going on, there is no difference of opinion. Every successive stratum of sedimentary rock, sand, or gravel, is a proof that changes of level have taken place; and the different species of animals and plants, whose remains are found in these deposits, prove that corresponding changes did occur in ...
— The Malay Archipelago - Volume I. (of II.) • Alfred Russel Wallace
... the sediments from the igneous rocks there is a loss by solution of about 33 per cent; i.e. 100 tons of igneous rock yields rather less than 70 tons of sedimentary rock. This involves a concentration in the sediments of the more insoluble constituents. To this rule the lime-content appears to be an exception. It is not so in reality. Its high value in the sediments is due to its restoration from the ocean to the land. The magnesia and potash are, also, largely restored ...
— The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays • J. (John) Joly


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