THIS IS GEOLOGY! THIS IS ABOUT SEDIMENTARY MINERAL ROCKSFor each of the rocks listed below, describe what type of environment it would form in using observations about clast size, sorting, and shape to justify your answers. Hint: think about where you would find that assortment of grains on the surface of the earth today (i.e.: beaches, lakes, rivers, etc.).SandstoneExample: Beaches at the surface today can be buried and lithify to become sandstone in the futureTYPE YOUR ANSWER HEREShale/MudstoneTYPE YOUR ANSWER HEREConglomerateTYPE YOUR ANSWER HEREBrecciaTYPE YOUR ANSWER HERELimestone/CoquinaTYPE YOUR ANSWER HERERock SaltTYPE YOUR ANSWER HERE

Sandstone The depositional environments associated with sandstones are very important and they…

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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

9th Edition

ISBN:9780134746241

Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals

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THIS IS GEOLOGY! THIS IS ABOUT SEDIMENTARY MINERAL ROCKS

For each of the rocks listed below, describe what type of environment it would form in using observations about clast size, sorting, and shape to justify your answers. Hint: think about where you would find that assortment of grains on the surface of the earth today (i.e.: beaches, lakes, rivers, etc.).