Lithification

Word LITHIFICATION
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What do we mean by lithification?

The process by which compacted sediment loses liquid and turns into stone. noun

A hardening into stone; the process of becoming stone. noun

The compaction and cementation of sediment into rock. noun

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The word "lithification" in example sentences

The process of compaction and cementation is known as lithification. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Early phosphogenesis strongly favored the preservation and lithification of phosphate-rich bones and coprolites, probably during periods of marine transgression and sediment starvation. ❋ ReBecca Foster (2008)

The process of lithification by carbonated springs is still going on. ❋ Unknown (1903)

The reason for this was that the only ways they could estimate the absolute time-scales involved were all based on very variable phenomena - erosion, weathering, sedimentation and lithification. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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