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Question #60300
What processes turn sediment into sedimentary rock?
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2016-06-09T10:42:02-0400
Lithification is the changing of sediments into rock. There are two processes involved in this change. They are compaction and cementation.
Compaction occurs after the sediments have been deposited. The weight of the sediments squeezes the particles together. As more and more sediments are deposited the weight on the sediments below increases. Waterborne sediments become so tightly squeezed together that most of the water is pushed out. Cementation happens as dissolved minerals become deposited in the spaces between the sediments. These minerals act as glue or cement to bind the sediments together.

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