Sedimentary rocks are formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms. They form from deposits ... These rocks often start as sediments carried in rivers and deposited in lakes and oceans. ... things die. Chert is a example for this type of rock, and this is one of the ways limestone can form. read more
A sedimentary formation is a series of layered sedimentary rocks which formed in the same/similar environment of deposition and which have the same or related composition(s), such that other rocks in the vicinity (above, below or adjacent) are in some way significantly different - and therefore represent a different formation. read more
Sedimentary rocks are often found in a layer formation. These rocks are were formed in water by the deposition of material at the earths surface. read more