jasperization

English

Etymology

jasper +‎ -ization

Noun

jasperization (uncountable)

1. The act or process of jasperizing.
   • 1948, Robert Myres Crump, Origin of hard iron ores of the Marquette district, page 52:

     Jasperization of chert was concomitant with hard ore formation, but it was incidental rather than necessary for ore localization.