| He concluded that lithification of the powdery material produced the orange sinters. |
| Sometime after lithification of the soft carbonate sediment, dissolution of gypsum took place, selectively producing vast numbers of molds of gypsum nodules. |
| Under this rock layer there is compact crystalline rock which, as a result of lithification and the high pressure to which it is subjected, is practically impermeable. |
| Limestones originate mainly through the lithification of loose carbonate sediments. |
| The available evidence suggests the possibility of karst dissolution, collapse and brecciation, followed by lithification. |
| These differences could be related to variation in degree of lithification of the overburden, causing it to collapse vertically rather than with more gentle downsagging. |
