SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Rocks that have been formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment.
 SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

FIVE TYPES

LIMESTONE
LIMESTONE SHALE
SHALE

SANDSTONE
SANDSTONE CONGLOMERATE
CONGLOMERATE BRECCIA
SANDSTONE
SANDSTONE
SANDSTONE
SANDSTONE
LIMESTONE
LIMESTONE
LIMESTONE
LIMESTONE
LIMESTONE
LIMESTONE
SHALE
SHALE
 SHALE
PHYSICAL
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PROPERTIES
SHALE
CONGLOMERATE
 CONGLOMERATE

Conglomerate forms where sediments of rounded clasts at least two millimeters in diameter
accumulate. It takes a strong water current to transport and produce a rounded shape on particles this
large. So the environment of deposition might be along a swiftly flowing stream or a beach with strong
waves. These conditions might only be met during times of extreme flow or wave action. However, it is
during these times that much of the Earth's sediments are moved and deposited.
Conglomerates are deposited in various sedimentary environments. It can be found at deep and
shallow marine, fluvial, alluvial, and glaciers.
CONGLOMERATE
 CONGLOMERATE
Conglomerate has very few commercial uses. Its inability to break cleanly makes it a poor
candidate for dimension stone, and its variable composition makes it a rock of unreliable physical
strength and durability.
Conglomerate can be crushed to make a fine aggregate that can be used where a low-performance
material is suitable. Many conglomerates are colorful and attractive rocks, but they are only rarely used
as an ornamental stone for interior use.
CONGLOMERATE
BRECCIA
BRECCIA
 BRECCIA
CHEMICAL PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES PROPERTIES
BRECCIA
 METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Rocks that have been modified by heat, pressure, and chemical processes, usually while buried
deep below Earth’s surface.
 METAMORPHIC ROCKS

FIVE TYPES

MARBLE GNIESS

QUARTZITE SLATE SCHIST

QUARTZITE
QUARTZITE
QUARTZITE
CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES
QUARTZITE
MARBLE
MARBLE
MARBLE
CHEMICAL PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES
PROPERTIES
MARBLE
SLATE
SLATE
 SLATE
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SLATE
GNEISS
GNEISS
GNEISS
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GNEISS
SCHIST
SCHIST
SCHIST
SCHIST
 SCHIST
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