vimwiki/sci/sedimentary_rock.wiki

12 lines
319 B
Plaintext

= Sedimentary rock =
Rocks made of smaller peices of rocks, or sediments
== Formation ==
1) weathering of source rock
2) erosion or removal of weathered material away from source
3) transport of sediment (usually by rivers)
4) deposition into low lying regions
5) lithification (hardening) of the deposited sediment