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Describe the relationship between the three processes important to sedimentary rock formation: deposition, compaction and cementation.


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How do you think the formation of fossils in sedimentary rock disrupts or alters the process of sedimentary rock formation? In other words, how does the formation of a fossil fit into the process of sedimentary rock formation? Defend your answer.

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Sedimentary rocks are the product of 1) weathering of preexisting rocks, 2) transport of the weathering products, 3) deposition of the material, followed by 4) compaction, and 5) cementation of the sediment to form a rock. The latter two steps are called lithification.

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