Clastic sedimentary rock

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005133",
  "term": "Clastic sedimentary rock",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Clastic Sedimentary Rock",
  "definition": "1. Rocks consisting of fragments, deposited as sand, silt, gravels, or with organic materials on beaches (tidal flats, shelfs, and barrier islands), in river channels (fluvial), in lagoons and swamps, in desert dunes (eolian) (Figure 1-11), in lakes (lacustrine), or as offshore submarine fans (turbidite).\n\n2. Consolidation of loose sediments that have accumulated in layers,\n\n3. Rock or sediment composed principally of broken fragments that are derived from preexisting rocks which have been transported from their place of origin, as in sandstone.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory Geologic Storage Formation Classifications: Understanding Its Importance and Impacts on CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) Opportunities in the United States: DOE/NETL-2010/1420 at www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq",
    "EPA Field Classification and Description of Soils and Rock at yosemite.epa.gov",
    "Adapted from USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/clastic-sedimentary-rock/"
}