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diagenesis: a standalone construct

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Sedimentary geology

Sediment turns to rock short of metamorphism

In sedimentary geology, diagenesis is the whole set of physical, chemical, and biological changes that turn loose sediment into sedimentary rock and keep altering it afterward, at the relatively low temperatures and pressures above metamorphism, including compaction, cementation, dissolution, and mineral replacement. Bjørlykke and Høeg's 1997 study of burial diagenesis links these changes to stress, compaction, and fluid flow as sediments are buried. The referent is the post-depositional transformation of sediment short of metamorphism, tracked by the sequence (paragenesis) of mineral reactions and by porosity evolution with burial.[1]

Unit
The extent of post-depositional alteration of sediment toward rock
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Reconstructed from paragenetic sequences, porosity and cement history, and burial-temperature indicators

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References

  1. Bjørlykke, K., & Høeg, K. (1997). Effects of burial diagenesis on stresses, compaction and fluid flow in sedimentary basins. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 14(3), 267–276. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0264-8172(96)00051-7

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