sedimentary rock

Rock formed from accumulated sediments. Examples are clay, sandstone, and limestone.

Thesaurus

Noun

sedimentary rock - rock formed from consolidated clay sedimentsargillite - a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavagesrock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"arenaceous rock - a sedimentary rock composed of sandargillaceous rock - a sedimentary rock formed from clay depositsrudaceous rock - a sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained materialslate - a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layerslimestone - a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animalsshale - a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

sedimentary rock

sedimentary rock:

see rockrock,
aggregation of solid matter composed of one or more of the minerals forming the earth's crust. The scientific study of rocks is called petrology. Rocks are commonly divided, according to their origin, into three major classes—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
..... Click the link for more information. ; sedimentsediment,
mineral or organic particles that are deposited by the action of wind, water, or glacial ice. These sediments can eventually form sedimentary rocks (see rock).
..... Click the link for more information. .

sedimentary rock

[¦sed·ə¦men·trē ′räk] (petrology) A rock formed by consolidated sediment deposited in layers. Also known as derivative rock; neptunic rock, stratified rock.

sedimentary rock

Rock, such as limestone or sandstone, which is formed from materials deposited as sediments, in the sea or fresh water, or on the land. Also see stratified rock.

sedimentary rock

sedimentary rock

sedimentary rock

sedimentary rock:

sedimentary rock

sedimentary rock

sedimentary rock

Words related to sedimentary rock

noun rock formed from consolidated clay sediments

Related Words