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Question
Name the types Sedimentary rocks based on agents of formation.
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Solution
There are five main types of rocks on the basis of agents of formation:
- Riverine Rocks These are formed by the sediments deposited by running water or a river.
- Lacustrine Rocks These are formed by the deposition of silt, etc., on the bed of lakes.
- Glacial Rocks These are formed by the debris carried on and deposited by glaciers.
- Aeolian Rocks These are formed by the deposition of sand accumulation by the wind.
- Marine Rocks These are formed by the deposition of sediments at the ocean floor. These types are calcareous and carbonaceous sedimentary rocks.
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