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Sedimentary Rocks Crossword Puzzle
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2. The sedimentary rock texture made of all invisible crystals.
7. A sedimentary rock with invisible clasts that breaks fissile.
8. The sedimentary rock texture made of all invisible clasts of rock.
9. The rock we use for fuel.
11. A sedimentary rock with large rounded clasts.
12. The sedimentary rock texture made of all visible crystals.
16. Clasts that have not been transported far from their source would be more _____.
18. Depositional environments found in the ocean.
20. Clasts that have been transported far from their source would be _____.
23. The common term given to visible clasts smaller than 2mm and larger than 1/16mm.
24. Another name for "source area".
26. The process of turning sediment into rock.
28. Rocks cemented with the mineral _____ will be mostly yellow or yellow/brown in color.
30. A chemical rock made up of invisible crystals of quartz.
31. Most minerals weather to this.
32. A chemical rock made up of visible crystals of halite.
34. Generally the most chemically stable and abrasion resistant mineral product of weathering.
37. A chemical rock made up of banded layers of calcite.
38. The process of making sediment from preexisting rocks or living organisms.
40. All shales are _____, but not all _____ are shales!
41. The mineral that is similar to calcite, but reacts slowly when acid is dropped on it.
43. Microcrystalline rocks will act _____, when water is dropped on them.
44. A sedimentary rock with visible clasts between 1/16mm and 2mm.
45. The common term given to microclasts.
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1. The common term given to visible clasts larger than 2mm.
3. Depositional environments found above the ocean (on land).
4. The sedimentary rock texture made of all visible clasts of once living organisms.
5. When a sedimentary rock contains abundant fossils, it is said to be _____.
6. A sedimentary rock with large angular clasts.
10. The rock that is made up of visible clasts made of shells.
13. Clasts that have not been transported far from their source would be _____.
14. Sediments need not only compaction, but also require _____ to become sedimentary rocks.
15. Rocks cemented with the mineral _____ will be mostly red in color.
17. Clasts that have been transported far from their source would be more _____.
19. The sedimentary rock texture made of all visible clasts of rock.
20. Refers to the variation of grain size in detrital rocks.
21. Loose material from the disintegration of rocks.
22. Bedding, Ripple marks, Mudcracks, Scours, Cross-bedding, Graded bedding, and Rip-ups, are all examples of ______.
25. The moving of sediment by water, wind or glaciers.
27. Rocks cemented with calcite will do this when you drop acid on them.
29. A medium grained detrital rock composed mostly of quartz, rock fragments, and clay.
30. A broken piece of rock, mineral or fossil.
33. A chemical rock made up of visible or invisible crystals of calcite.
35. A medium grained detrital rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspar.
36. The depositing of the sediment.
39. The picking up of sediment by water, wind, or glaciers.
42. Most detrital clastic rocks will act _____, to somewhat _____ when water is dropped on them.
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