Sedimentary Rocks

3. a process of altering a metal by heating it in contact with a powdered solid
4. clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized silicate grains
6. process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock
7. naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion
8. carbonate sedimentary rock that is often composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms
11. sedimentary rock that is composed entirely of the transported sorted fragments of the shells of invertebrates
13. rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock cemented together by a fine-grained matrix
16. sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments
17. unconsolidated sediment with a texture intermediately between sand and clay

1. types of rock that are formed by the deposition of small particles and subsequent cementation of mineral or organic particles on the floor of the Earth's surface
2. formed from organic processes that involve living organisms producing the sediments
4. clastic sedimentary rock composed of a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments of other minerals
5. forms when mineral constituents in solution become supersaturated and inorganically precipitate
9. occur in closed marine basins where evaporation exceeds inflow
10. hard rock which can be burned as a solid fossil fuel
12. form of limestone deposited by mineral springs, especially hot springs
14. process by which a sediment progressively loses its porosity due to the effects of pressure from loading
15. rocks that form from transported solid material