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What is the difference between lithification and diagenesis?

lithification | diagenesis |

In geology terms the difference between lithification and diagenesis

is that lithification is the compaction and cementation of sediment into rock while diagenesis is all the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.

lithification

English

Noun

(wikipedia lithification) (-)
  • (geology) The compaction and cementation of sediment into rock.

    • Synonyms

    * lithifaction

    diagenesis

    English

    (wikipedia diagenesis)

    Noun

    (diageneses)
  • (geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.

    • Derived terms

    * diagenetic