Diagenesis thi Wots that then? The term is used to describe all the chemical, physical, and biological ; including cementation, its initial , exclusive of surface weathering.Compaction sat Lithification ; Precipitating minerals reduce the pore space in a rock, a process called cementation. The precipitated minerals form a cement and make the rock more compact.* Sedimentary rocks can have two different kinds of material in it besides the sediment particles: matrix and cement. Matrix is the fine-grained material (silt and clay size) that was also in the sediment at the time of deposition. Not all sedimentary rocks have a Matrix Oren ala Mm ere vem anlar male Male) pore space between the sedimentary grains. This process usually takes place after compaction. In this way, loose clasts in a sedimentary rock can become "glued" together