ALL meanings of diagenesis
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D d - noun diagenesis the sum of the physical, chemical, and biological changes that take place in sediments as they become consolidated into rocks, including compaction and cementation, but excluding weathering and metamorphic changes 3
- noun diagenesis recrystallization of a solid to form large crystal grains from smaller ones 3
- noun diagenesis the physical, chemical, and biological changes in sediment from the time it is deposited until it is consolidated into sedimentary rock 3
- noun diagenesis Diagenesis is the physical, chemical, or biological alteration of sediments into sedimentary rock at relatively low temperatures and pressures that can result in changes to the rock's mineralogy and texture. 3
- noun diagenesis the physical and chemical changes occurring in sediments between the times of deposition and solidification. 1
- noun diagenesis (geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes. 0