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Sedimentation is the process of deposition of solid material from a fluid, usually air or water, from a state of suspension. It is widely observed in nature in the formation of rocks and ore deposits. One important branch of Geology, Sedimentology or Sedimentary Petrology, studies the origin of rocks by this method. Sedimentation has also a great scientific and industrial importance, especially in the mining and chemical industry.
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Bustos, M.C., Concha, F., Bürger, R., Tory, E.M. (1999). Introduction. In: Sedimentation and Thickening. Mathematical Modelling, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9327-4_1
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