Siliciclastic

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Cross beds in siliciclastic shoreface sediment (Agadir-Essaouira Basin, Morocco)

Siliciclastic (or siliclastic

clay minerals. Siliciclastic rock types include mudrock, sandstone, and conglomerate.[1][2]

Siliciclastic sediments are silica-based sediments, lacking carbon compounds, which are formed from pre-existing rocks, by breakage, transportation and redeposition to form sedimentary rock.[3]

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  3. ^ Oilfield Glossary: siliciclastic sediment. Retrieved 23 August 2018.


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