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Coquina

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Grain size: Sand to gravel-sized, Composition: Shell fragments, Depositional environment: Shallow marine (beach), Carbonate settings

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Breccia

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Grain size: Pebble or larger, Composition: Angular rock fragments, Depositional environment: Alluvial fans, landslide deposits

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Greywacke

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Grain size: Sand-sized, Composition: Quartz, feldspar, rock fragments, matrix of clay or silt, Depositional environment: Deep marine (turbidites)

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Arkose

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Grain size: Sand-sized, Composition: Quartz, feldspar, rock fragments, Depositional environment: Alluvial fans, river channels near source

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Sandstone

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Grain size: Sand-sized, Composition: Quartz and/or feldspar, Depositional environment: Beaches, river channels

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Loess

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Grain size: Silt-sized, Composition: Predominantly quartz, Depositional environment: Periglacial, downwind of deserts

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Shale

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Grain size: Clay-sized, Composition: Clay minerals and tiny fragments of other minerals, Depositional environment: Deep marine, lake bottoms

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Conglomerate

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Grain size: Pebble or larger, Composition: Various rock fragments and minerals, Depositional environment: River channels, alluvial fans

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Siltstone

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Grain size: Silt-sized, Composition: Quartz, feldspar, clay minerals, Depositional environment: Deltas, lakes, floodplains

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Mudstone

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Grain size: Clay and silt-sized particles, Composition: Quartz, feldspar, clay minerals, Depositional environment: Lakes, floodplains, marine

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Tillite

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Grain size: Mixed (clay to boulder), Composition: Heterogeneous mix of particles and rock fragments, Depositional environment: Glacial

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Chert

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Grain size: Microcrystalline, Composition: Silicon dioxide (SiO2), Depositional environment: Deep marine

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