Physical Geology Ch. 6 Terms

bed

An individual layer of rock, especially sediment or sedimentary rock.
Biochemical sedimentary rock

Any sedimentary rock produced by the chemical activities of organisms.
carbonate rock

Any rock, such as limestone and dolostone, made up mostly of carbonate minerals.
cementation

The process whereby minerals crystallize in the pore spaces of sediment and bind the loose particles together.
Chemical sedimentary rock

Sedimentary rock made up of minerals that were dissolved during chemical weathering and later precipitated from seawater, more rarely lake water or extracted from solution by organisms.
chemical weathering

The decomposition of rock by chemical alteration of parent material.
compaction

Reduction in the volume of a sedimentary deposit that results from its own weight and the weight of additional sediment deposited on top of it.

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Physical Geology Ch. 6 Terms

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Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks

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