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Conglomerate's parent rock? None! Ha! It fell from the sky. It iss not stated in the Reference Tables.
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Conglomerates form from what kind of rock?
Conglomerates form from clastic sediments which are products of weathering, so, conglomeratic materials could be formed from any other rock type. Conglomerate itself is an Example of Mechanically formed Sedimentary Rock.
What is in weathered parent rock?
soil is in weathered parent rock
What are parent rock?
The parent rock (protolith) is the rock type that existed before a rock is altered into metamorphic rock. For instance, shale (sedimentary rock) is the parent rock of slate (metamorphic rock).
Limestone is the parent rock of the non foliated metamorphic rock called?
Limestone is the parent of rock of non foliated metamorphic. This is a very old type of rock.
What part of the sedimentary of rock is the oldest?
Protolith is a term used to describe the parent rock of a metamorphic rock. Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock that can be composed of clasts of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rocks, or any number of combinations of all.
Conglomerates form from what kind of rock?
Conglomerates form from clastic sediments which are products of weathering, so, conglomeratic materials could be formed from any other rock type. Conglomerate itself is an Example of Mechanically formed Sedimentary Rock.
Conglomerates belong to a group of sedimentary rocks called?
Conglomerates are among the group called clasticsedimentary rocks, those that are formed of cemented particles of other rock particles.
What rock is chert the parent rock of?
Nothing, Chert has a parent rock and is made of mostly fossils and silica. It is not a parent rock. It has a parent rock.
What rocks are a mix of rounded pebbled and sand?
Conglomerates.
What is limestones parent rock?
Limestone does not have a parent rock.
What is in weathered parent rock?
soil is in weathered parent rock
What is the parent rock of phyllite?
Phyllite is a foliated metamorphic rock whose parent rock is slate.
What Type of rocks are found at Ayers Rock?
Ayers Rock is located in the Northern Territory in Australia. It is composed of arkose and conglomerates made up of basalt, chlorite, and epidote.
What are characteristics of conglomerates?
A rock easily seen to be made from sand and pebbles from various sources. The pebbles larger than 2cm.
Where is conglomerate rock most abundant?
Conglomerates are to be found all over the world. They are characteristic of sedimentation in a high energy environment.
What type of rock is Siccar Point?
Silurian greywackes below the unconformity, Devonian red conglomerates/breccias and sandstones above.
What is the parent rock of limestone?
Limestone doesn't normally have a parent rock. One exception to this may be a detrital limestone, whose parent rock would however also be limestone!
