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Weathering, transport, and sedimentation are other processes that lead to effective fractionation. Little wonder important metal deposits are found in sediments. Resources such as sand, gravel, and limestone (Chap. 7) and fossil fuels (Chap. 6) would also fit into this chapter. Changes in flow velocity in rivers lead to sorted deposits of sand and gravel. Weather-resistant minerals with a high density can be enriched to form placer deposits (Sect. 5.9). However, fine clay minerals and dissolved ions are transported into the sea.

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Neukirchen, F., Ries, G. (2020). Deposits Formed by Sedimentation and Weathering. In: The World of Mineral Deposits. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34346-0_5

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