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well lithification means the process in which sediments compact under pressure and also the rock particles are compacted together to for sedimentary rock.
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∙ 14y agoCompaction and cementation.
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What are the factors affecting or causing lithification?
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What is the name of the process in which sediment turn into rock?
Lithification
What are the agents of lithification?
Lithification refers to the process in which sediments compact under pressure. The two primary agents of lithification are compaction and cementation.
During lithification what two processes occur?
Lithification involves the compaction and cementation of sediment into rock.
Lithification is a?
forming sedimentary rock.
Does lithification begin with erosion?
yes
What is the method of lithification of conquina?
compressed
What is the prosess of gluing sediments?
Lithification
Cementation is part of the process of?
lithification
What is compaction followed by in the lithification process?
In the lithification process, compaction is followed by cementation. It is the hardening and welding of clastic sediments by the precipitation of mineral matter.
What 2 processes that cause sediment to be lithified into solid sedimentary rock?
Lithification refers to the process of turning sediments into rock. The 2 processes that cause sediment to be lithified into solid sedimentary rock are compaction and cementation.
Lithification is a process of?
forming sedimentary rock.
