Chapter 6-Sedimentary Rocks

linked student papers
sedimentary rocks
          Oil Shale- Jocelynn Snoozy  (Fall 2004)
          Construction of the Egyptian Pyramids (limestone)                                   
                        Michelle Vasquez  (Spring 2006)
          A Brief History of Amber-
                        Suzanne Brandl

VOCABULARY

sediment

lithified (lithification)

compaction

cementation (calcite & silica)

detrital (clastic) sedimentary rocks

chemical sedimentary rocks

conglomerate

breccia

sandstone (mature vs. immature)
   sorting
   rounding
   mineral content
   source
   economic uses

graywacke

arkose

quartz sandstone

siltstone

shale

carbonates

limestone
   chalk
   coquina limestone
   lithographic limestone
  travertine
  cave onyx

dolomite (dolostone)

silica
  chert
  flint
  jasper
  agate

evaporites
  salt (halite)
  gypsum
  borax minerals

coal
   peat
   lignite
   bituminous coal
   anthracite

primary sedimentary structures
   mudcracks
   strata (beds)
   crossbedding
   graded bedding (turbidites)
   ripple marks
  fossils