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Sediment Source
Weathering, solutions, & extracted
from water by organisms.
Sediment Transports
Sediment is transported by running
water, wind, glaciers, and waves.
Compaction involves a
decrease in the volume of
a deposit as it settles
under its own weight and
the weight of any
overlying deposit.
(Nichols, 2009)
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Detrital Sedimentary Rocks
Conglomerate and Sedimentary
Breccia
Sandstone
Mudrocks
Carbonate Rock
Limestone, composed of calcite (CaCO3)
Dolostone composed of dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2]
A finely crystalline type of limestone called travertine that forms
around hot springs is one example.
And some limestones contain small spherical grains called ooids ,
which form as layers of calcite are chemically precipitated around a
nucleus such asa sand grain or shell fragment. Lithified deposits of
ooids are oolitic limestones.
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Carbonate Rock
5. Kompaksi (Compaction)
6. Sementasi (Cementation)
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