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What is a sedimentary rock?

What is a sedimentary rock? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.
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When cutting rocks is that most sedimentary rock will cut easier when you follow the grain in the rock.
French green clay is a sedimentary rock made up of hydrated aluminum silicate, the product of the decomposition of many mineral species.
Fossilization is the process by which plant and animal remains are preserved in sedimentary rock.
I picked up an interesting sedimentary rock that was the exact shape of a rhombus.
The stone that makes up the cliff face is known as limy sandstone, a sedimentary rock.
In the process of being buried under other sediments, these ooids can fuse into a solid mass of sedimentary rock called oolite.

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