Definition of sedimentary rock Sedimentary rock
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What does sedimentary rock mean?
WordNet
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| sedimentary rock - rock formed from consolidated clay sediments | ||
| rock, stone pitching dangerously to one side | ||
| argillite a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages | ||
| 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 (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate | ||
| limestone a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sedimentary rock (Noun)
One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.
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Sedimentary rocks are rocks that are made from sediments (pieces of other rocks, animals, plants or minerals). Sedimentary rocks cover 75-80% of the Earth's land area. Other types of rock are igneous rock and metamorphic rock).
Types of Sedimentary Rock.
Chalk, limestone, and dolomite, are all made from a mixture of minerals and pieces of animals (especially animal shells). They are mostly formed in oceans.
Shale, sandstone, and conglomerate are all Clastic rocks (They are made from pieces of other rocks) The pieces may have come from erosion by water, ice or wind.
Coal is made from ancient plants.These rocks can be found any where in the universe.
The sediments become rock either by being buried and squeezed together or by being stuck together by a solution washing through them. When sedimentary rocks are heated, they become metamorphic rocks. They come from igneous rocks. The rocks all go round in a cycle.
