沉積岩

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沉積岩

沉積岩粵拼cam4 zik1 ngaam4),又叫水成岩,係石頭類型,由岩石風化產物同火山噴發物經過水流、風或者冰川嘅搬運,甚至係生物沉積成形嘅。可以分為三類:

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美國猶他州三疊紀形成嘅海洋沉積岩層,上面係石灰岩,下面係粉砂岩

當中前兩種,尤其係幼細嘅碎屑沉積岩同石灰岩都有機會收埋化石,亦都因此可能係尋找化石燃料嘅指標。佢哋亦都因此可以透露古代嘅氣候同環境。

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