lithifioituneeksi

Lithifioituneeksi is a Finnish grammatical form used in geology to denote that a sediment or rock has become lithified. It is a translative form that expresses the state of having changed into lithified rock, for example in sentences describing diagenetic processes affecting sediments.

Lithification is the set of physical and chemical processes that turn loose sediment into solid rock. The main mechanisms are compaction, which reduces porosity under burial, and cementation, where minerals precipitate from pore fluids and bind the grains. Diagenetic alteration may include recrystallization and mineralogical changes, such as calcite cement, silica precipitation, or iron oxide growth. The result is a lithified rock such as sandstone, siltstone, or limestone.

In Finnish geology, lithification is commonly referred to as kivettyminen or litifikaatio in more technical contexts, and the state of being lithified is described with forms like lithifioituneeksi. The word is used in descriptions of formation history, diagenesis, and sedimentary rock properties.

Further context and applications include assessing reservoir quality in hydrocarbon geology, interpreting past environmental conditions, and understanding burial histories that lead to lithification. The concept helps link sedimentary processes from deposition through diagenesis to the formation of solid rocks.