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Contents of 5.2 What is the link between weathering and sediment?

5.2 What is the link between weathering and sediment?

• Clastic sediments - the solid residues left after weathering
• Physically weathered parts of original rock
• Minerals (e.g., clays) that form by chemical weathering
• Minerals vary in susceptibility to weathering
• Bond type (ionic = weaker vs. covalent = stronger)
• Quartz and clay are the most abundant clastic materials