SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
MINERAL OR ROCK FRAGMENTS OR MATERIAL OF ORGANIC ORIGIN ARE ERODED OR DISSOLVED AND THEN DEPOSITED IN LAYERS AT EARTH'S SURFACE
CRUCIAL FACTORS:
SOURCE ROCK
FROM WHICH SEDIMENT DERIVEDTRANSPORT MECHANISM
(WIND, WATER, ICE)SITE OF DEPOSITION
(RIVER, LAKE, OCEAN, DESERT)PLATE TECTONIC SETTING
SEDIMENTS ARE ONLY 5% OF EARTH'S CRUST, BUT ARE THE MOST COMMON SURFACE ROCKS, RECORD EARTH HISTORY, AND ARE VALUABLE FOR RESOURCES (oil, gas, coal, building material)