silicification
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Etymology edit
silica + -ification
Noun edit
silicification (countable and uncountable, plural silicifications)
- (geology) Impregnation with silica; petrification.
- 1998, Henry C. Berg, Bradfield Canal Quadrangle: Alaska Resource Data File, page 117:
- Hostrock identified as quartzite may indicate silicification of pelitic country rock.
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Translations edit
impregnation with silica
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