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Describe how detrital sedimentary rocks are classified.

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Detrital sedimentary rocks are mainly classified by the size of their grain. The largest grain is a boulder, followed by a cobble, a pebble, sand, silt and finally the finest grain, which is clay. These grains of sediments are what get cemented together to form sedimentary rocks.
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