lithification
Lytification, consolidation - the process of hardening of the crust rock (the process of converting the loose rock into a concise one), which is the stage of diagenesis. These processes result in the formation of sandstone sand.
The lithification is based on the general concept of "sticking" loose rock grains into a rock. Essential in this case are processes such as colloid hardening, compression of sediments under the weight of overlying sediments, cementation, ie precipitation of binder from aqueous solutions, circulating between grains of rock, sedimentation and recrystallization.
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