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    This simplified sedimentary rock flow chart helps determine the type of sedimentary rock based on observable properties. It asks a series of yes or no questions about attributes like color, ability to mark paper, presence of shells or crystals, particle size, and texture to arrive at one of several conclusions, including coal, shale, limestone, chalk, sandstone, mudstone, breccia, conglomerate, flint, chert, or coquina.

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    This simplified sedimentary rock flow chart helps determine the type of sedimentary rock based on observable properties. It asks a series of yes or no questions about attributes like color, ability to mark paper, presence of shells or crystals, particle size, and texture to arrive at one of several conclusions, including coal, shale, limestone, chalk, sandstone, mudstone, breccia, conglomerate, flint, chert, or coquina.

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    Sedimentary Flow Chart

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    This simplified sedimentary rock flow chart helps determine the type of sedimentary rock based on observable properties. It asks a series of yes or no questions about attributes like color, ability to mark paper, presence of shells or crystals, particle size, and texture to arrive at one of several conclusions, including coal, shale, limestone, chalk, sandstone, mudstone, breccia, conglomerate, flint, chert, or coquina.

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    Simplified Sedimentary Flow Chart

    Yes Coal
    Is it Black? Yes Does it mark paper?

    No Shale. If smooth as
    glass, then Flint
    No
    It it only shell Yes Coquina
    Yes
    Are there fragments?
    shells? No Fossiliferous
    Limestone
    No

    Yes
    Crystalline Limestone
    Does it Can you see
    Yes
    Fizz? individual crystals?
    No Chalk

    No Yes Breccia
    Is it
    Gravel or Cobble
    Angular
    No Conglomerate

    What is the size of Sand


    the biggest Sandstone
    Flint
    Mud (Silt
    Is it so fine to be
    and Clay) Yes Dark? Yes
    almost glassy

    Mudstone (Siltstone and Shale)


    No No Chert

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