adularization

adularization noun: addition of or replacement by adularia.

Noun

adularization (uncountable)

addition of or replacement by adularia
- […] albite, calcite, and pyrite -- are compounds of magnesium, sodium, calcium, and iron, which are the principal elements removed during adularization. The peripheral relation of the chloritized rocks to the adularized rocks […]1935, Nevada Bureau of Mines, Bulletin
- Adularization is most intense near the centers of mineralization. Silicification and bleaching of the bedded tuffs are pervasive and widespread , causing the rock to be easily mistaken for rhyolite (Emmons, 1910, p. 59).1972, Nevada Bureau of Mines, “Bulletin - Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology”, in Geology

கனிம ஒளிர்வாக்கம்

These zones have small thicknesses and are replaced by zones of zeolitization and adularization at depths of a few tens of meters and often a few meters.2000, Volcanology and Seismology:
This is supported by the disappearance of cracks and cleavages in feldspars that suffered adularization.2007, Mrs. Gambold, The American Journal of Science:

From adularia; compare adularescence.

What does adularization mean?: Adularization means addition of or replacement by adularia.
What is adularization in Tamil?: Adularization in Tamil is கனிம ஒளிர்வாக்கம். See Adularization meaning in Tamil.
How do you use adularization in a sentence?: These zones have small thicknesses and are replaced by zones of zeolitization and adularization at depths of a few tens of meters and often a few meters.
What part of speech is adularization?: Adularization is a noun.

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