Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks

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Chapter 6

• Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks

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Rocks change from one type to another depending
upon their environment.
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Sedimentary Rock Types
Clastic

• _______ cemented or pressed together
• ________ come out of solution
• _______ from former plants or animals

Precipitates
Organics
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Sedimentary Clastics

• Conglomerates and breccias differ in the _____ of
  their fragments.

shape
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clastic
Clastic
organic
organic
clastic
chemical
chemical
clastic
chemical
organic
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Nonfoliated Metamorphics
quartzite

• _________ (A) formed from quartz grains such as
  found in a sandstone
• _______ (B) formed from limestone

marble
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Foliated Metamorphics

• Metamorphics that show layering are called
  foliated and include (A) _______ (B) phyllite
  (C) ______ and (D) _______

slate
gneiss
schist
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a
d
g
f
e
b
c