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sericitization

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Meaning

  1. noun The hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).

Similar words

sericitisation sericite serpentinization saussuritization silicification silicidation pyritization silicatization cerite serpentine

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