marine sediments

Products that come from sediments are building materials for roads and structures, toothpaste, paints and swimming pool filters.

1/3 of the worlds oil and gas comes from sediments

Sand and gravel are valued at 510 million. Thats 1% of world needs

Sediments are classified as Clastic, biochemical, or chemical

The four types of marine sediments are lithogenous, biogenous, cosmogenous, and hydrogeneous.
They are ordered by origin of particles, grain size, and when they are deposited.

Sediments are the thickest closest to eroding land