Earth:Siliciclastic
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Short description: Type of rocks that are almost exclusively silica-bearing
Siliciclastic (or siliclastic[1]) rocks are clastic noncarbonate sedimentary rocks that are composed primarily of silicate minerals, such as quartz or clay minerals. Siliciclastic rock types include mudrock, sandstone, and conglomerate.[1][2]
Siliciclastic sediments are silica-based sediments, lacking carbon compounds, which are formed from pre-existing rocks, by breakage, transportation and redeposition to form sedimentary rock.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allaby, Michael (2013). "siliclastic". A dictionary of geology and earth sciences (Fourth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199653065.
- ↑ Jackson, Julia A., ed (1997). "siliciclastic". Glossary of geology. (Fourth ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: American Geological Institute. ISBN 0922152349.
- ↑ Oilfield Glossary: siliciclastic sediment. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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