Name a few important characteristics of Sedimentary Rocks.

A few important characteristics of Sedimentary Rocks are:

1. The material of sedimentary rock is derived from other pre-existing rocks.
2. They are layered rocks.
3. Sediments are deposited in sequential order i.e. size of sediments decrease from littoral margins to the centre of the water bodies.
4. Most of the sedimentary rocks are permeable and porous.
5. They contain fossils.