Zoom out to an eye altitude of 500 miles to see the source of the sediment that is accumulating in this area. This sediment is _

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Zoom out to an eye altitude of 500 miles to see the source of the sediment that is accumulating in this area. This sediment is _

___________ and if lithified would be called ____________ .

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Y_Kistochka [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-06T16:24:03+03:00

Answer:

Mature, Shale

Explanation:

shale is a general term for all kinds of clay rich sedimentary rocks. Shales are the most abundant kind of all sedimentary rocks accounting for around 60% of the stratigraphic column. .Shales are fine-grained sedimentary rocks with a clay content in excess of ∼40% and clay-sized particles along with clay minerals comprising 25% of total rock volume.