Multiple Choice
Sedimentary rocks provide clues about past geologic events and settings.A low energy,quiet environment such as a lagoon or lake bed provides the perfect setting for the formation of
A) sandstone and shale.
B) shale and evaporites.
C) arkose and dolomite.
D) none of these
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