DIAGENESIS meaning: Transformation of sediments into rock

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diagenesis: Merriam-Webster
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diagenesis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
diagenesis: Collins English Dictionary
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diagenesis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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Diagenesis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
diagenesis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
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Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)
diagenesis: Dictionary of Geology
Diagenesis: USGS Paleontology Glossary of Terms
diagenesis: Natural History Terms

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Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (diagenesis)

▸ noun: (geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.

Opposite:

synegenesis, epigenesis, anagenesis

Types:

compaction, cementation, recrystallization, dissolution, replacement, more...

Adjectives:

early, meteoric, late, organic, suboxic, subsequent, clastic, marine, burial, progressive, deep

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