What is the meaning of compaction of sedimentary layers?

The dissolved minerals make a layer on sediments

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The dissolved minerals form another type of sediment over the existing

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The dissolved minerals enters pores of sediments and result in compaction

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The correct option is C
The dissolved minerals enters pores of sediments and result in compaction

Compaction of sedimentary leads to the idea that dissolved minerals have deposited in pores of sediments and has resulted in compaction.

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1) Alluvial soil	A) Weathering and disintegration of volcanic rocks
2) Black soil	B) Sediments carried by the river
3) Laterite soil	C) Formed due to the presence of iron
	D) Heavy rainfall and leached-away minerals