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sericitization

sericitization noun: the hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).

Noun

sericitization (countable and uncountable, plural sericitizations)

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

Forms of sericitization

pluralsericitizations

Origin of sericitization

From sericite + -ization.

Questions about sericitization

What does sericitization mean?
Sericitization means the hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).
What part of speech is sericitization?
Sericitization is a noun.
What is the plural of sericitization?
The plural of sericitization is sericitizations.

Words near sericitization in the dictionary

  1. sericitisations
  2. sericitise
  3. sericitised
  4. sericitises
  5. sericitising
  6. sericitization
  7. sericitizations
  8. sericitize
  9. sericitized
  10. sericitizes
  11. sericitizing

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