sericitization

English edit

Etymology edit

sericite +‎ -ization

Noun edit

sericitization (countable and uncountable, plural sericitizations)

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

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