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- The diagenetic process by which unstable minerals in buried sediment
are transformed into stable ones.
- The formation, essentially in the solid state, of new crystalline mineral
grains in a rock. The new grains are generally larger than the original
grains, and may have the same or a different mineralogical composition.
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Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
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