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lithification|ˌlɪθɪfɪˈkeɪʃən|
[f. next: see -fication.]
The process of forming into stone.
1872Amer. Jrnl. Sci. Dec. 468 Even the former moderate temperature..would be sufficient to produce incipient change—at least lithification, if not metamorphism. In fact, lithification of sediments will probably take place under heavy pressure even at ordinary temperature. 1877Le Conte Elem. Geol. (1879) 221 The cause of joints is probably the shrinkage of the rock in the act of consolidation from sediments (lithification), as in stratified rocks. 1971I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth xiii. 165/1 The lithification of the soft sediments after deposition. |