Look up: diagenesis

1. diagenesis
   All of the changes that occur to a fossil (or more generally any sediment) after initial burial; includes changes that result from chemical, physical as well as biological processes. The study of diagenesis is part of taphonomy.
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2. diagenesis
   process involving physical and chemical changes in sediment after deposition that converts it to consolidated rock; includes compaction, cementation, recrystallization, and perhaps replacement Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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3. diagenesis
   sum of all processes, chiefly chemical, by which changes in a sediment are brought about after its deposition but before its final lithification ... [6 related articles]
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4. Diagenesis
   All chemical, physical, and biological modifications undergone by a sediment after its initial deposition.
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5. diagenesis
   In geology, the physical, chemical, and biological processes by which a sediment becomes a sedimentary rock. The main processes involved include compaction of the grains, and the cementing of the grains together by the growth of new minerals deposited by percolating groundwater. As a whole, diagenesi...
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6. Diagenesis
   In geology and oceanography, `diagenesis` is any chemical, physical, or biological change undergone by a sediment after its initial deposition and during and after its lithification, exclusive of surface alteration (weathering) and metamorphism. These changes happen at relatively low temperatures an...
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