# compaction

> geological process by which a sediment progressively loses its porosity due to the effects of pressure from loading

**Wikidata**: [Q1414356](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1414356)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaction_(geology))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/compaction


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)