- Wikipedia: Sedimentary Rock
Hyperlinked overview of sedimentary rock. Details how the stone is formed and describes its classifications.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedimentary_rocks
- PhysicalGeography.net: Characteristics of Sedimentary Rocks
Includes description and pictures of the different sedimentary rock types.
www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10f.html
- Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks
Offers an overview of the formation of sedimentary rocks and a model for understanding them.
csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/SedRx/SimpModl.html
- Sedimentary Rock Identification
Details characteristics of sedimentary rock and describes the two types: clastic and chemical.
www.homepage.montana.edu/~esci111/RockCycle-1/sedimentary.htm
- Key to the Identification of Basic Sedimentary Rocks
Flowchart of sedimentary rock types, broken down by those that react or do not react with acid and those that scratch glass or are softer than glass.
csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/SedRx/basickey.html
- Athro Limited: Sedimentary Rocks
Provides an overview of sedimentary rocks, including pictures and descriptions of the different types: breccia, conglomerate, coarse sandstone, fine sandstone, siltstone, shale, and limestone.
www.athro.com/earth_science/rocks/sedimentary.html
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