Diagenesis refers to
A) the development of layering within sedimentary rocks.
B) the act of deposition of sediment that will determine the characteristics of and,ultimately,form a sedimentary rock.
C) physical and chemical alterations,including compaction and cementation,that occur as sediment is transformed into rock.
D) the natural process of separating sediment by grain size.
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