by the deposition of the weathered remains of other rocks (known as 'clastic' sedimentary rocks); by the accumulation and the consolidation of sediments; by the deposition of the results of ...

The question is, why? While the formation of sedimentary rock is perfect for the preservation of fossils, the formation of igneous and metamorphic rock isn’t so suited, resulting in the removal of the ...

Below, investigate for yourself by comparing the three major classifications of sedimentary rock with the bizarre deposit Sandy McGillivray discovered in the cliffs at Palaikastro. Clastic ...

In a recent study in the journal Sedimentologika, for example, researchers documented a new kind of sedimentary rock made from coastal slag deposits in the U.K. This rock follows other formations ...

This article discusses a study published in Nature that reveals the previously underestimated contribution of geological weathering of carbon-rich sedimentary rocks to the global carbon cycle.