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Decompression melting occurs because of ________.

________ sandstone contains abundant feldspar, suggesting that the sand was derived by weathering and erosion of granitic bedrock.

Mud cracks in a shale or mudstone indicate that the mud or clay was deposited in deep waters of an offshore marine environment.

A(n) ________ represents a former meltwater channel or tunnel in glacial ice that was filled with sand and gravel.

Decompression melting occurs because of ________.

Slate and schist are both derived by metamorphism of shales and mudstones.

Detrital sedimentary rocks are classified (named) based on the ________.

________ sandstone contains abundant feldspar, suggesting that the sand was derived by weathering and erosion of granitic bedrock.

Which sedimentary structure indicates the depositional environment involved the drying out of fine grained sediments?

Nonclastic textures are common in which of the following sedimentary rocks?