TABLE 1.2.

2 IDENTIFICATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK

ROCK NAME TEXTURE MODE OF COMPOSITION CLASSIFICATION SKETCH

ORIGIN OF ROCK

Bituminous Coal - Classtic Mechanical or Altered plant Clastic Rock

- Coarse grained Bioclastic material

Conglomerate - Classtic Mechanical or Quartz and feldspar Clastic Rock

- Coarse grained Bioclastic Clayey, silty, sandy,
Ferruginous
Not common
Argillaceous - Classtic Mechanical or Quartz Clayey, silty, Clastic Rock
Sandstone - Medium grained Bioclastic sandy, Ferruginous
Siliceous,
ferruginous
calcareous
Dolomitic Limestone - Classtic Mechanical or Shell Clayey, silty, Clastic Rock
- Fine-grained Bioclastic sandy, Calcareous,
carbonaceous and
phospatic

Lime Shellstone - Classtic Mechanical or Shell Clayey, silty, Clastic Rock

- Medium grained Bioclastic sandy, Calcareous,
carbonaceous and
phospatic
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