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    Compaction theory describes how sedimentary rocks are formed by the compression and cementation of sediments over long periods of time under pressure. As sediments accumulate on the seafloor or in other depositional environments, the lower layers experience increasing pressure from the weight of overlying sediments. This pressure causes the sediments to compact, squeezing out pore fluids and forcing the grains closer together where they may become lithified by the precipitation of minerals.

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    Compaction theory describes how sedimentary rocks are formed by the compression and cementation of sediments over long periods of time under pressure. As sediments accumulate on the seafloor or in other depositional environments, the lower layers experience increasing pressure from the weight of overlying sediments. This pressure causes the sediments to compact, squeezing out pore fluids and forcing the grains closer together where they may become lithified by the precipitation of minerals.

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    Compaction theory describes how sedimentary rocks are formed by the compression and cementation of sediments over long periods of time under pressure. As sediments accumulate on the seafloor or in other depositional environments, the lower layers experience increasing pressure from the weight of overlying sediments. This pressure causes the sediments to compact, squeezing out pore fluids and forcing the grains closer together where they may become lithified by the precipitation of minerals.

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