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This document discusses different types of sediments. It defines sediments as weathered rock or organic particles transported by water, ice, or wind. Sediments are classified by their origin into lithogenous (rock-derived), biogenous (organic-derived), hydrogenous (water-precipitated), and cosmogenous (space-derived). It provides examples of each type including sands, clays, shells, evaporites, and meteor particles. The document also distinguishes neritic sediments, which are shallow deposits near land, fro
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