Which of the following statements is NOT true about clastic sedimentary rocks?
A) Clasts in a conglomerate or breccias can be different rock types or can be all the same rock type.
B) To be called a sandstone, quartz must make up more than 95 percent of the grains.
C) The amount of pore space decreases as a sand is compacted into sandstone.
D) The natural cement that holds sedimentary rocks together is composed of dissolved minerals that precipitate.
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Q2: A vesicular igneous texture indicates that:
A) there
Q5: A welded igneous texture indicates that:
A) there
Q10: Coarsely crystalline igneous textures indicate that:
A) there
Q43: Which of the following is NOT a
Q48: The natural sediments that hold clasts together
Q51: Which of the following rocks is composed
Q52: The rock shown here, with sediment just
Q53: Which of the following is NOT involved
Q54: What texture is displayed by the igneous
Q59: What does this texture indicate about the
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