--> Figure 2. A lithological unit will compact as functions of increasing stress and temperature so that the porosity will decrease at a rate controlled by the initial composition of sediments. Increased porosity can only result from shallow meteoric water leaching and uplift and extension.

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Figure 2. A lithological unit will compact as functions of increasing stress and temperature so that the porosity will decrease at a rate controlled by the initial composition of sediments. Increased porosity can only result from shallow meteoric water leaching and uplift and extension.