sedimentary
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Sedimentary rocks comprise grains surrounded by water-containing pores.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024
Sedimentary rocks like sandstones form when preexisting rocks break down into bits that pile up and stick together to form a new rock.
From National Geographic • Oct. 12, 2023
Sedimentary layers are weaker and wetter than oceanic crust.
From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 2019
Oil from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta, Canada, is one of the dirtiest types there is and requires a more complicated refinement process.
From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2015
As regards the origin of the Sedimentary Rocks, they are for the most part "derivative" rocks, being derived from the wear and tear of pre-existent rocks.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
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