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LITHIFICATION Flashcards

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formed from organic, mechanical or chemical sediments

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Sedimentary Rocks

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A process where harden sediments become sedimentary rocks

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Lithification

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Collective process where sediments are lithified (becomes rock)

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Diagenesis

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Four Main Parts of Diagenesis

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Compaction
Cementation
Recrystallization
Chemical changes

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Examples of diagenetic changes

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Compaction
Cementation
Recrystallization
Lithification

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occurs when unstable minerals recrystallize to form more stable minerals

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Recrystallization

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occurs when sediments are progressively deposited on top of one another

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Compaction

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involves chemical change whereby individual grains are cemented together as minerals

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Cementation

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can occur in combination with the presence of other minerals, rock fragments or organic constituents

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Cementation

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occurs when unconsolidated sediments are cohesively bounf to form a solid sedimentary rock

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Lithification

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They are generally the precursor to the lithification process

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Compaction and Cementation

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Types of Sedimentary Rock

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Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
Biological Sedimentary Rocks
Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
Non-Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

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made up of sediments from pre-existing rocks

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Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

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lithified accumulation of dead organisms

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Biological Sedimentary Rocks

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15
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formed from chemical precipitation

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Chemical Sedimentary Rocks

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can be bilogical, chemical, or a combination of both

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Non-Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

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