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What are some examples of sedimentary rock?
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The following are examples of sedimentary rocks:
- Shale
- Sandstone
- Limestone
- Siltstone
- Mudstone
- Chalk
- Claystone
- Itacolumite
- Bituminous coal
- Oolite
- Oil shale
- Arkose
- Argillite
- Conglomerate
- Diatomite
- Rock salt
- Rock Gypsum
- Coquina
- Asphalt rock
- Alabaster
- Greywacke or wacke
- Travertine
- Banded iron
- Gritstone
- Jaspillite
- Orthoquartzite
- Radiolarite
- Lignite
- Marl
- Dolostone
- Flint
- Chert
- Ironstone
- Breccia
Types include clastic (cemented sediment particles), non-clastic (chemical precipitates or evaporites), and organic (from organisms, e.g. coal). Some will further divide sedimentary rocks into another type called bioclastic, rocks formed from clasts of organic matter (like sea shells).
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