Bilingual glossary of geology

A decrease in the volume and porosity of sediment that occurs when the grains are packed closer together by the weight of overlying sediment. Along with cementation, one of the two processes taking place during lithification (adapted from: Grotzinger et al., 2007).

Themes:
  Sedimentary rocks

Related words:
  Cementation
  Lithification
  Deposit (Sedimentary)