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Diagenesis
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the physical and chemical changes occurring in sediments between their deposition and their consolidation into sedimentary rock
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Diagenesis refers to the physical, chemical, and biological changes that sediments undergo after deposition and before lithification.
During diagenesis, sediments may experience compaction, cementation, mineral alteration, and the migration of fluids, which ultimately lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks.
