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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?

• Chemical - dissolved ions eventually precipitate into solid minerals
• Ionic (dissolved) sediment forms ionically bonded minerals (e.g., halite, calcite)
• Occurs both in water bodies (oceans, lakes) and in pore spaces between other mineral grains