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Noun: lithification
  1. (geology) the process whereby sediments compact under pressure, lose fluids and gradually turn into stone; the final stage in the process of petrification and creation of sedimentary rocks

Derived forms: lithifications

Encyclopedia: Lithification

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lithium carbonate
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Lithocarpus
Lithocarpus densiflorus
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Lithocarpus glabra
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