Exam 6: Sedimentary Rocks

Black shales contain abundant ________ and were probably deposited in a/an ________ environment.

The simple addition of mineral matter to living things with open pores like bone or wood is called ________.

Name four resources that are principally recovered from sedimentary rocks.

Boulder conglomerates suggest deposition by strong winds in a desert.

Flint and jasper are microcrystalline forms of ________.

What term describes the complex, original stratification pattern of alternating and non-horizontal dips seen in sandstones deposited as ancient sand dunes?

What type of sandstone contains a clay-rich matrix?

Which three elements are further concentrated in a residual brine after NaCl is crystallized?

Where would you expect turbidites to form?

Where would sequences of graded beds likely occur?

The environment has little or no role in controlling the type of sedimentary deposits.

Which type of sediment undergoes the most compaction as it lithifies to sedimentary rocks?

What kind of sandstone has abundant matrix?

What percentage of the Earth's crust is composed of sedimentary rocks?