GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -At the same time the particles of sediment begin to stick to each other-they are cemented together by clay, or by minerals like silica or calcite. This process is called cementation.

Detailed explanation-2: -cementation, in geology, hardening and welding of clastic sediments (those formed from preexisting rock fragments) by the precipitation of mineral matter in the pore spaces. It is the last stage in the formation of a sedimentary rock.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the sediment is buried deeply, it becomes compacted and cemented, forming sedimentary rock. Clastic sedimentary rocks may have particles ranging in size from microscopic clay to huge boulders. Their names are based on their clast or grain size. The smallest grains are called clay, then silt, then sand.

Detailed explanation-4: -: a process of surrounding a solid with a powder and heating the whole so that the solid is changed by chemical combination with the powder. : the act or process of cementing : the state of being cemented.