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clastic sediments
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Sediments composed of particles that formed as solid residues or solid by-products of mechanical or hemical weathering of pre-existing igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rocks.
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lithic fragments
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Particles in clastic sediments that are small bits and pieces of pre-existing rock.
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volcanogenic sediments
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Sediments that result from volcanic activity with fallout of crystallized magma.
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chemical sediments
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Chemical sediments are sediments that crystallize and precipitate from natural waters.
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organic sediments
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Sediments composed of the accumulation of nonmineral, nonskeletal, organic remains.
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