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lithification

lithificationnoun

lithifications

Traductions

Lithification is the process that turns loose sediment into solid rock.

Литификация - это процесс, который превращает рыхлый осадок в твердую породу.

Définitions

The process through which sediment turns into solid rock, typically through compaction and cementation.

The lithification of sedimentary layers can take millions of years, resulting in the formation of sedimentary rock.

The conversion of organic tissue or other material into stone; petrification.

Fossil preservation often involves the lithification of plant matter into coal.

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