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How do clasts become rounded and sorted?

Clasts become rounded through processes like transportation by water, wind, or ice, which wear down their edges and corners. Sorting occurs when clasts of similar size are deposited together as a result of energy differences during transportation – heavier clasts settle out first, while lighter clasts are carried further.


Sedimentary clasts and grains become rounded primarily during what?

Sedimentary clasts and grains become rounded primarily through the process of abrasion, where they are repeatedly bumped and rubbed against each other by flowing water, wind, or ice. This abrasion wears down the sharp edges and corners of the clasts, leading to a smoother and more rounded shape over time.


What is the clasts is controlled by the ablity of a carrier to move them?

The size, shape, and weight of clasts determine the ability of a carrier to move them. Smaller, rounded clasts are typically easier to transport than larger, angular ones. Additionally, factors like water velocity, wind strength, or glacier movement can influence the transport of clasts.


What is a coarse grained sedimentary rock in which large rounded sediments can be seen?

Conglomerate is a coarse-grained sedimentary rock that contains large, rounded sediments called clasts. These clasts are typically pebbles, cobbles, or even boulders that are cemented together by finer sediment particles.


Compare and contrast conglomerates and breccia?

Conglomerates are dominantly composed of rounded gravel and breccias are composed of dominantly angular gravel.


What are rock or mineral fragments called?

Clasts. An accumulation of fallen clasts at the bottom of a rock face is "scree". An accumulation of clasts generally, up to about cobble size anyway, is a "sediment".


Rocks that have layers or clasts were formed by what?

Rocks that have layers or clasts are typically formed through deposition and compaction of sediments. Sedimentary rocks like sandstone or shale are created when layers of sediment are compressed over time, while conglomerate rocks with visible clasts are formed from the cementation of rounded rock fragments.


Witch is the coarsest sedimentary rock?

Conglomerate is typically the coarsest sedimentary rock, consisting of rounded gravel-sized clasts cemented together.


What type sedimentary rock is conglomerate?

Yes, conglomerate is a sedimentary rock! It's a lithified mix of clasts, generally rounded to some degree, in a finer silt or sand matrix, all formed from deposits of the weathering products of earlier, often (but not exclusively) igneous, rock. If the clasts are coarse and angular the rock is a breccia.


The Small particles of rock or the remains of living things that make up sedimentary rocks are what?

They are referred to as clasts or bio-clasts.


What are the small particles or the remain of living things that make up a sedimentary rock called?

They are referred to as clasts or bio-clasts.


Which rock type is associated with a high-energy environment such as a very turbulent stream?

If the rock formed in a turbulent stream then it would probably be called a conglomerate. These have well rounded clasts because the water has worn them down, as well as a large variation in the size of the clasts which is due to the high energy environment. If the rock formed in another high energy situation, such as a landslide, it could be called a breccia. It is a similar type of sedimentary rock to a conglomerate, however, its clasts are very angular rather than rounded because they are usually fragments of other rocks which have been broken during the high energy event.