Cross beds in siliciclastic shoreface sediment (Agadir-Essaouira Basin, Morocco)
Siliciclastic sediments are silica-based sediments, lacking carbon compounds, which are formed from pre-existing rocks, by breakage, transportation and redeposition to form sedimentary rock.[3]
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^ abAllaby, Michael (2013). "siliclastic". A dictionary of geology and earth sciences (Fourth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN9780199653065.
^Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "siliciclastic". Glossary of geology (Fourth ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: American Geological Institute. ISBN0922152349.
^Oilfield Glossary: siliciclastic sediment. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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siliciclastic, siliclastic, rocks, clastic, noncarbonate, sedimentary, rocks, that, composed, primarily, silicate, minerals, such, quartz, clay, minerals, rock, types, include, mudrock, sandstone, conglomerate, cross, beds, siliciclastic, shoreface, sediment, . Siliciclastic or siliclastic 1 rocks are clastic noncarbonate sedimentary rocks that are composed primarily of silicate minerals such as quartz or clay minerals Siliciclastic rock types include mudrock sandstone and conglomerate 1 2 Cross beds in siliciclastic shoreface sediment Agadir Essaouira Basin Morocco Siliciclastic sediments are silica based sediments lacking carbon compounds which are formed from pre existing rocks by breakage transportation and redeposition to form sedimentary rock 3 References Edit a b Allaby Michael 2013 siliclastic A dictionary of geology and earth sciences Fourth ed Oxford Oxford University Press ISBN 9780199653065 Jackson Julia A ed 1997 siliciclastic Glossary of geology Fourth ed Alexandria Virginia American Geological Institute ISBN 0922152349 Oilfield Glossary siliciclastic sediment Retrieved 23 August 2018 nbsp This article related to petrology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siliciclastic amp oldid 1134221501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
