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

Consolidation and cementation during the process of lithification of unconsolidated sediments into sedimentary rocks reduces primary porosity.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Assuming the latter case, then all of the necessary elements of cementation, i.e., vitriol, salt, and an aluminous or silicious element, are present.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius