sedimentary rock

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sedimentary rock

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

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sedimentary rock - rock formed from consolidated clay sediments

argillite - a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages

rock, 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 sand

argillaceous rock - a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits

rudaceous rock - a sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material

slate - a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

limestone - a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

shale - a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

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So that the lofty pile of sedimentary rocks in Britain, gives but an inadequate idea of the time which has elapsed during their accumulation; yet what time this must have consumed!

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