Bilingual glossary of geology
Sedimentary Rock Roche sédimentaire
A rock formed by (1) lithification of any type of sediment, (2) precipitation from solution, or (3) consolidation of the remains of animals or plants (adapted from: Plummer et al., 2007).
Themes:
Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle
Sedimentary rocks
Related words:
Sediment
Clastic (syn.: Detrital) (Sedimentary Rock)
Chemical (Sedimentary Rock)
Biochemical (Sedimentary Rock)
Themes:
Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle
Sedimentary rocks
Related words:
Sediment
Clastic (syn.: Detrital) (Sedimentary Rock)
Chemical (Sedimentary Rock)
Biochemical (Sedimentary Rock)