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The composition and physical properties of sedimentary rocks are to a large extent controlled by chemical processes during weathering, transport and also during burial (diagenesis). We can not avoid studying chemical processes if we want to understand the physical properties of sedimentary rocks. Sediment transport and distribution of sedimentary facies is strongly influenced by the sediment composition such as the content of sand/clay ratio and the clay mineralogy. The primary composition is the starting point for the diagenetic processes during burial.
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Bjørlykke, K. (2010). Sedimentary Geochemistry. In: Petroleum Geoscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02332-3_3
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