sericitization

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sericite +‎ -ization

Noun[edit]

sericitization (countable and uncountable, plural sericitizations)

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