Bilingual glossary of geology

The chemical precipitation of material in the pore space of sediments. Binds the grains together to form a solid rock. Along with compaction, one of the two processes taking place during lithification (adapted from: Plummer et al., 2007).

Themes:
  Sedimentary rocks

Related words:
  Lithification
  Compaction
  Deposit (Sedimentary)