Sedimentary Rocks

1. Sediment Life History

1.1. Deposition

1.2. Cementation

1.3. Weathering

1.4. Transport

1.5. Diagenesis

1.5.1. Deposition

1.5.2. Compaction

1.5.3. Comentation

2. Sedimentary Rock Types

2.1. Clastic

2.2. Chemical

2.3. Biochemical

2.4. Clastic rock descriptors

2.5. Clast Size

2.5.1. Clay

2.5.1.1. Mudrock

2.5.2. Silt

2.5.3. Sand

2.5.3.1. Sandstone

2.5.4. Pebble

2.5.5. Cobble

2.5.5.1. Conglomerate

2.5.6. Boulder

3. Chemical Sedementary Rock Types

3.1. Speleothems

3.2. Tufa

3.3. Travertine

4. Common minerals

4.1. Calcite

4.2. Aragonite

4.3. Opal