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All rocks disintegrate slowly as a result of mechanical and chemical weathering. The fragmented particles - in the form of clay, silt, sand and gravel - are transported by the agents of erosion (water, ice, and wind) to new locations, generally at lower elevations, and deposited in layers, as shown in this diagram.
The deposited particles eventually become cemented together, forming clastic (breakable) sedimentary rock. The dissolved materials may precipitate as crystals that accumulate in layers in oceans and lakes and are cemented to form chemical sedimentary rocks.
All rocks disintegrate slowly as a result of mechanical and chemical weathering. The fragmented particles - in the form of clay, silt, sand and gravel - are transported by the agents of erosion (water, ice, and wind) to new locations, generally at lower elevations, and deposited in layers, as shown in this diagram.
The deposited particles eventually become cemented together, forming clastic (breakable) sedimentary rock.
All rocks disintegrate slowly as a result of weathering. Rock particles - in the form of clay, silt, sand and gravel - are transported by the agents of erosion (water, ice, and wind) to new locations, generally at lower elevations, and deposited in layers, as shown in this diagram.
The deposited particles eventually become cemented together to form sedimentary rocks.
