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At the start of the triassic, most of the continents were above sea level, and sediments from that time are often red because ________

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In this case sedimentary rocks are color red because the rocks contains iron oxides. These rocks are also called red beds because of its color. Iron oxides is a composition of both iron and oxygen. Examples of red beds are sandstones, shale, and siltstone.

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