What are sedimentary rocks?
Titre
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What are sedimentary rocks?
Natalie, Hyde
Sommaire
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It all starts with erosion for sedimentary rock. Worn down bits of rock become pressed together under pressure into strata, or layers. The formation of rock such as sandstone, shale, limestone, and dolomite is explained in this fact-filled book. Readers will also learn that this type of rock is useful in determining the Earths geological history because its layers often hold fossils and other geological clues.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2011
Let's rock
Description matérielle
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32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.cm.
Informations sur le programme
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Accelerated Reader MG 6.1 1.0 quiz: 140549
Terme de vedette-matière
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Rocks.
Petrology.
Résumé
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It all starts with erosion for sedimentary rock. Worn down bits of rock become pressed together under pressure into strata, or layers. The formation of rock such as sandstone, shale, limestone, and dolomite is explained in this fact-filled book. Readers will also learn that this type of rock is useful in determining the Earths geological history because its layers often hold fossils and other geological clues.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780778772309
9780778772354
Informations de publication
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New York : Crabtree Pub., c2011.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
|---|
| Lymburn | 552 HYD | Book | 30269000117023 | Non-Fiction |