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delta
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an accumulation of sediment formed where a steam enters a lake or an ocean
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detrital sedimentary rocks
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rocks that form from the accumulation of materials that originate and are transported as solid particles derived from both mechanical and chemical weathering
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diagenesis
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a collective term for all the chemical physical, and biological changes that take place after sediments are deposited and during and after lithification
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compaction
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a type of lithification in which the weight of overlying material compresses more deeply buried sediment. It is most important in the fine grained sedimentary rocks such as shale
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lithification
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the process, generally involving cementation and/or compaction, of converting sediments to solid rocks
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recrystallization
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the formation of new mineral crystals in a rock that tend to be larger than the original crystal
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clastic
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denoting rocks composed of broken pieces of older rocks.
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