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Sedimentary rock
Clastic rock
A composed principally of broken fragments that are derived from preexisting rocks or minerals and that have been transported some distance from their place of origin.
This category is also used for
clastic
and
Clastic sedimentary rock
Subtopics
Coarse-grained mixed clastic rock
Conglomerate
Fine-grained mixed clastic rock
Medium-grained mixed clastic rock
Mudstone
Olistostrome
Sandstone
Sedimentary breccia
See also