Sedimentary Rocks

4. fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of consolidated silt
5. the exertion of force on something so that it becomes more dense
7. a variety of individual minerals found in the sedimentary deposit of soluble salts that results from the evaporation of water
9. complex process whereby freshly deposited loose grains of sediment are converted into rock
11. forms when mineral constituents in solution become supersaturated and inorganically precipitate
12. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
18. a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments within a matrix of finer grained material.
19. form from detritus, the rock and mineral fragments that are transported by gravity, water, ice, or wind
20. white or light-colored calcareous rock deposited from mineral springs, used in building

1. sedimentary rock consisting of sand or quartz grains cemented together
2. the remains of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or in rock
3. formed from organic processes that involve living organisms producing the sediments
6. a hard sedimentary rock, composed mainly of calcium carbonate or dolomite, makes cement
8. formed by the accumulation of small particles and subsequent cementation of organic particles on the ocean floor or other bodies of water at the Earth's surface
10. a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel
13. a small bivalve mollusk with a wedge-shaped shell which has a wide variety of colors and patterns
14. two or more stratums, which are layers or levels
15. rock consisting of angular fragments cemented together.
16. a process of altering a metal by heating it in contact with a powdered solid
17. soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile slabs