Answer:
Explanation:
1. made from a dissolved mineral called calcite limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock derived from precipitation of the mineral calcite from a solution.
2. made of large grains of sand sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock derived from aggregates of sand grains.
3. made of very tiny grains of clay shale
Shale is a sedimentary rock made from very fine grain of clay minerals.
4. formed from sandstone quartzite
Quartzite is a metamorphic rock derived from a protolith of sandstone. When sandstone is subjected to pressure and temperature beyond that of metamorphism.
5. fine-grained rock with few or no crystals basalt
Basalt is an igneous rock dark in color and fine grained.
Asia because of the amount of deserts in asia
By population concentration and density
Answer: The Rocky Mountains formed 80 million to 55 million years ago during the Laramide orogeny, in which a number of plates began sliding underneath the North American plate.
thrust faults
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