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diagenesis

diagenesisnoun

diageneses

Translations

Diagenesis is an important process in the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Диагенез является важным процессом в образовании осадочных пород.

Definitions

All physical, chemical, and biological changes that affect sediment after its deposition and during its lithification, at temperatures and pressures lower than those of metamorphism.

Early diagenesis can significantly alter the original composition and texture of the sediment.

The branch of geology that studies such post-depositional changes in sediments.

He conducted pioneering research in diagenesis to improve predictions of reservoir quality.

Synonyms

lithification

sedimentation

mineralization

geological transformation