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The process in which minerals hold sediments Together Like Glue making a detrital sedimentary rock

cementation
or
compaction

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Salutations!

The process in which minerals hold sediments together like glue making a detrital sedimentary rock is called cementation. It hardens the sediments by precipitating into the pores making it a sedimentary rock.

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