The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

EARTH SCIENCE

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A	compaction
B	deposition
C	organic rock
D	cementation

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Cementation is the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cementation – process by which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together into one mass.

Detailed explanation-3: -When minerals dissolved in water crystallize between sediment grains, the process is called cementation. Mineral cement holds the grains together.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common cementing minerals are calcite (CaCO3), silica (SiO2), iron oxides and clay minerals.

Detailed explanation-5: -lithification (lithify) Processes that turn loose sediment into hard rock. This happens by compaction (when sediments are buried by newer sediment and squeezed together) and cementation (when minerals crystallize in pores and hold sediments together).

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