Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of

that material at the Earth's surfaceand within bodies of water. Sedimentation is the collective name for
processes that cause mineral and/or organic particles (detritus) to settle in place. The particles that form a
sedimentary rock by accumulating are called sediment. Before being deposited, the sediment was formed
by weathering and erosion from the source area, and then transported to the place of deposition
by water, wind, ice, mass movement or glaciers, which are called agents of denudation. Sedimentation
may also occur as minerals precipitate from water solution or shells of aquatic creatures settle out of
suspension.

USES:
Mudstone is a commonly used term for a rock formed from a soft plastic silt-clay mixture
with more than half of its size fraction smaller than 4 micrometers. In other words a fine-grained
argillaceous rock. The term is loosely defined by geologists, and truly needs to be more clearly
defined, partly because carbonate geologists also use the term mudstone to describe fine-
grained carbonates.

Shale is a rock that has been formed from the compression of mud over
time. Some black shale contains organic compounds that can be converted to
oil or natural gas. Other colors of shale are crushed and mixed with water to
create clay.

Limestone's most common use is as a crushed construction material, serving as a base

for roads and ballast in railroads, but it also combines with crushed shale in a kiln to make
cement and serves as an aggregate material in concrete. Limestone's usefulness stems from its
strength and density

SANDSTONE Every rock is formed under different chemical, physical and biological
conditions which results in formation of a wide and distinct group of minerals and hence
they find applications in various fields. Rocks are hard, soft, permeable and impermeable.
They are of various sizes and shapes, depending on the type of rock