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The physical properties of sedimentary rocks change continuously during burial as a response to increasing stress and temperature; they also change to a certain extent during uplift and cooling. There is an overall drive towards lower porosity with depth, which increases the density and velocity.
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Bjørlykke, K. (2010). Compaction of Sedimentary Rocks Including Shales, Sandstones and Carbonates. In: Petroleum Geoscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02332-3_13
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