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Sedimentary rocks are an important rock type because they provide information regarding the history of our planet

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Sedimentary rocks are an important rock type because they provide information regarding the history of our planet. For this assignment, you are to choose a specific sedimentary rock that you found interesting from your reading/studies and teach your classmates about that specific type of sedimentary rock. You will need to discuss, IN DETAIL, the following

1) Type of sedimentary rock you chose (clastic, biochemical, chemical, organic)
2) The name of the sedimentary rock you chose (e.g., sandstone, limestone etc.)
3) The various characteristics of the type of rock you chose (i.e., How geologists go about determining that the rock is what it is?).
4) How it forms (depositional environment) - be sure to provide a lot of detail here.
5) Any other interesting information you learned about the type of sedimentary rock you chose during your research

USE THE READING FROM THIS TEXTBOOK: https://opengeology.org/textbook/5-weathering-erosion-and-sedimentary-rocks/

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