Definition of Lithified. Meaning of Lithified. Synonyms of Lithified

- Lithification (from the Ancient Gr**** word lithos meaning 'rock' and the Latin-derived suffix -ific) is the process in which sediments compact under pressure...
- particle size) is the diameter of individual grains of sediment, or the lithified particles in clastic rocks. The term may also be applied to other granular...
- Diagenesis (/ˌdaɪ.əˈdʒɛnəsɪs/) is the process of physical and chemical changes in sediments first caused by water-rock interactions, microbial activity...
- their presence and growth playing a major part in river flooding. A lithified (consolidated) sand dune is a type of sandstone that is formed when a...
- during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered...
- predominantly of indurated clay particles. Argillaceous rocks are basically lithified muds and oozes. They contain variable amounts of silt-sized particles...
- millimeters fall into the category of sand. When sand is cemented together and lithified it becomes known as sandstone. Any particle that is larger than two millimeters...
- ba****t about 450 million years ago. The sand, silt and mud deposits were lithified by pressure and then folded during the Cape Orogeny to form the Cape Fold...
- Lithified stromatolites on the s****s of Lake Thetis, Western Australia. Archean stromatolites are the first direct fossil traces of life on Earth....
- syndepositional erosion (i.e. erosion simultaneous with deposition) of partially-lithified sediment. Gravel grade material is generally composed of whole disarticulated...