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Though coquina rock is relatively low density and soft, it does not float. Smaller pieces are often broken and washed around by waves.
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Where is coquina found?
where is coquina rock found
Where is a rock found?
where is coquina rock found
Is coquina a metamorphic rock?
It is a sedimentary rock made almost entirely of bones and shells.
What rock is made of shells and corals cemented together?
A sedimentary rock called coquina.
What is the texture of a sedimentary rock called coquina?
composed of shells
Is coquina foliated?
Coquina is a soft limestone that is formed from the cemented fossil debris of coarse shells and shell fragments. It is a non-foliated rock.
Why is coquina classified as an organic rock with a granular texture?
Because it forms from animals that were once living which makes it an organic sediment. It can also be classified into the Detrital sedimentary rock category because it is compacted together.
Cemented shells of marine organisms form which kind of sedimentary rock?
Bioclastic sedimentary rock--coquina.
What is the Barefoot Pit on Route 31 in South Carolina?
It is a Coquina mine. Coquina is a sedimentary rock used primarily as a base for highway construction I Where is it all comming from ? ?
What sedimentary rock is a loose earthy deposite of limestone and clay?
== Marl.
What is made out of shells and corals cemented together?
A sedimentary rock called coquina.
What sedimentary rock is most likely to have a fossil?
Coquina is the sedimentary rock most likely to contain visible fossils.
