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Top: Science: Earth_Sciences: Geology: Rocks_and_Minerals: Sedimentary_Petrology
Sedimentary rocks are those rocks which form at or near the earth's surface at relatively low temperatures and pressures primarily by either:1.Deposition by water, wind or ice;
2.precipitation from solution (may be biologically mediated); and /or
3.growth in position by organic processes (e.g., carbonate reefs).
Examples include sandstone, limestone, shale, dolomite, and rock salt.
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