
5.5: Classification of Sedimentary Rocks - Geosciences LibreTexts
2024年4月11日 · Clastic sedimentary rock (also called ‘detrital’ sedimentary rock) consists of sediment pieces (clasts/rock detritus) that come from weathered bedrock, cemented together …
5.3: Sedimentary Rocks - Geosciences LibreTexts
Sedimentary rock is classified into two main categories: clastic and chemical. Clastic or detrital sedimentary rocks are made from pieces of bedrock, sediment, derived primarily by …
6.1: Clastic Sedimentary Rocks - Geosciences LibreTexts
2024年4月24日 · Sedimentary rocks that are made up of “clasts” are called clastic sedimentary rocks. A comparable term is “detrital sedimentary rocks”. Geologists that study sediments and …
Lecture 11 - Sedimentary Rocks - Classifications - Auburn University
Clastic sedimentary rocks are classified mainly on the basis of texture, with sensible names that refer to the size of material they contain. Breccias are similar to conglomerates, in that they …
Clastic vs Detrital - What's the difference? - WikiDiff
As adjectives the difference between clastic and detrital is that clastic is made up of parts that are easily removable while detrital is consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
Detrital vs. Chemical Sedimentary Rocks | Differences
2023年11月21日 · What is the difference between clastic and detrital? Detrital and clastic are two different words for the same type of sedimentary rock, but the words have different origins. …
Rocks 2.4 - Radford University
Sedimentary rocks are classified based on their texture and composition. Detrital sediment has a clastic (broken) texture. Chemical and organic sediments have a non-clastic texture, and are …
What is different between terrigenous Sedimentary Rocks, detrital ...
2024年11月25日 · Detritial means the rocks components are from the countryside. Terrigenous is used to say the rock contains things which were part of the land. Clastic means the particles …
Sedimentary rocks may have clastic (detrital) or non-clastic texture. Clastic sedimentary rocks are composed of grains, fragments of pre-existing rocks that have been packed together with …
Chemical Sedimentary Rocks vs. Detrital Sedimentary Rocks
Detrital sedimentary rocks, also known as clastic sedimentary rocks, are formed from the accumulation of rock fragments, mineral grains, and organic material. These rocks are …