cementation

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According to Jean-Paul Raynal, who co-directed the program during the key excavation period, repeated changes in sea level, wind-driven sedimentation, and rapid cementation of coastal sands created ideal conditions for preserving fossils and archaeological evidence.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

These iron oxides coat and bind mineral grains together into sedimentary rocks in a process called cementation and often give these rocks a dominant color.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

These processes of compaction and cementation are called lithification.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

The grain size, sorting, compaction, and degree of cementation of the rocks all influence primary porosity.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

All of these changes may be grouped under the general term cementation.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)