The sedimentary rock which is made from clay is called .

shale

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mica

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granite

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porcelain

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Solution

The correct option is A shale
Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock composed of mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments of other minerals.

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Consider the following statements made about sedimentary rocks:

1. Sedimentary rocks are formed at earth’s surface by the hydrological system

2. Formation off sedimentary rocks involves the weathering of pre - existing rocks

3. Sedimentary rocks contains fossils

4 Sedimentary rocks typically occurs in layers

Which of this statement are correct?

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