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Changes of state

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Principles of Physical Sedimentology

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In a perfect world, we should be surrounded by ideal solids, liquids and gases, but in the world we actually occupy we find that materials are not always what they seem.

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Allen, J.R.L. (1985). Changes of state. In: Principles of Physical Sedimentology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9683-6_10

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