Sedimentary Rock

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  1. 3. Coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting almost entirely of quartz.
  2. 6. The transformation of loose sediment into solid rock through compaction and cementation.
  3. 7. Coarse sedimentary rock consisting of angular fragments; or rock broken into angular fragments by faulting.
  4. 9. Very fine-grained sedimentary rock that breaks into thin sheets.
  5. 11. Very fine-grained sedimentary rock that will not easily split into sheets.
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  1. 1. A wedge of sediment formed at a river mouth when the running water of the stream enters standing water, the current slows, the stream loses competence, and sediment settles out.
  2. 2. Very coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of rounded clasts.
  3. 4. The grinding away and removal of Earth's surface materials by moving water, air, or ice.
  4. 5. Sediment that has undergone changes at the surface of the Earth, including reaction with rainwater and the addition of organic material.
  5. 8. A fragment or grain produced by the physical or chemical weathering of a pre-existing rock.
  6. 10. The process by which sediment settles out of a transporting medium.