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sedimentary rock
noun
One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution
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Sedimentary rock interacts with rainwater.
For full treatment, see sedimentary rock: Evaporites.
Oil shale is a dark, flaky sedimentary rock.
Coals are the most abundant organic-rich sedimentary rock.
For full treatment, see sedimentary rock: Conglomerates and breccias.
Red soils generally form from iron-rich sedimentary rock.
Centuries of flooding and evaporation created enormous deposits of sedimentary rock.
And my books flatten under each others' weight, like layers of sedimentary rock.
And they didn't have the obvious bedding of a dolostone (sedimentary rock).
Considerable attention is paid to the sedimentary structures exhibited by any sedimentary rock.
To the south the sedimentary rock is sometimes cut by intrusions of granite.
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