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... rocks argillaceous rocks ,. ganic reprecipitation of the dissolved products of chemical weathering that are removed from the weathering site . Allochemical sedimentary rocks , such as many limestones and cherts , consist of solid ...
... rocks argillaceous rocks ,. ganic reprecipitation of the dissolved products of chemical weathering that are removed from the weathering site . Allochemical sedimentary rocks , such as many limestones and cherts , consist of solid ...
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A - K. sandstones , cherts , and argillaceous rocks argillaceous rocks , laterites , and bauxites laterites and bauxites ( Al , Fe ) 2O3 xH2O Sandstone classifica- tion angular * Broken from previously consolidated igneous rock ...
A - K. sandstones , cherts , and argillaceous rocks argillaceous rocks , laterites , and bauxites laterites and bauxites ( Al , Fe ) 2O3 xH2O Sandstone classifica- tion angular * Broken from previously consolidated igneous rock ...
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... rocks . Limestones are for the most part primary carbonate rocks . They consist of 50 percent or more calcite and aragonite ( both CaCO3 ) . Dolomites are mainly produced by the secondary alteration or replacement of limestones ; i.e. ...
... rocks . Limestones are for the most part primary carbonate rocks . They consist of 50 percent or more calcite and aragonite ( both CaCO3 ) . Dolomites are mainly produced by the secondary alteration or replacement of limestones ; i.e. ...
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