Sill are concordant tabular plutons. Dikes are discordant tabular plutons. Laccoliths are massive concordant plutons with domed tops. Material can be deposited when its agent of transportation no longer has sufficient energy to keep it moving. Material can also be precipitated out of a solution.
Dissolved material is converted to a solid.
Clasts - large pieces such as sand or gravel 2. The clasts within a breccia are sharp as compared to the conglomerate clasts which are rounded. Carbonates mainly composed of limestones and dolostones . They commonly form from silica secreting organisms such as diatoms, radiolarians, or some type of sponges. Chert The process that converts unconsolidated rock-forming materials to consolidated is lithification .