noun
- Plural of diagenesis; the physical and chemical changes that occur in sediment after deposition and during lithification into rock.
Usage: geology; technical
Examples
- The diageneses of these sandstone layers reveal a complex history of burial and pressure.
- Geologists study diageneses to understand how ancient sediments transformed into solid rock.
- Different diageneses occur depending on temperature, pressure, and chemical conditions in the subsurface.
- The diageneses of carbonate sediments often involve recrystallization and cementation.
- Multiple diageneses affected the shale formations over millions of years.