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All matter contained in water — except for solute matter — is collectively referred to as solids. These consist of rock components of various origin, density, grain size, and shape. Floating matter of mostly organic derivation strictly speaking also belongs to the solids. However, quantitatively it is negligible compared to the mineral yield of the rivers and can thus be omitted from further considerations of river morphology, at least as far as central European conditions are concerned.
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Mangelsdorf, J., Scheurmann, K., Weiß, FH. (1990). Sediments. In: River Morphology. Springer Series in Physical Environment, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83777-7_4
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