zeolitizationn.
/ˌziːəlɪtəˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌziːəlᵻtʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌziəˌlɪdəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌziələˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ziˌɑlədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ziˌɑləˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Chiefly Geology.
A process (typically a natural one) by which a rock or mineral is converted into a zeolite or zeolites; the result of such a process.
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the world > the earth > minerals > change processes > [noun] > conversion to specific mineral
zeolitization1879
serpentinization1885
sericitization1888
uralitization1888
saussuritization1889
variolitization1890
propylitization1903
muscovitization1909
scapolitization1909
mylonitization1913
mylonization1913
myrmekitization1916
nephelinization1943
spilitization1946
1879 Nature 18 Dec. 165/1 Changes in the rocks after solidification; divided into..(3) chemical, under which are placed serpentinisation, zeolitisation, natrolitisation, &c.
1928 Science 20 Jan. 73/2 This almost complete zeolitization of tuffs adds another interesting phase to the broader problem of the alteration of volcanic ash.
1979 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 87 151/1 Much attention was paid to the details of quartz and carbonate cementation..but relatively little to zeolitization.
2016 Jrnl. Volcanol. & Geothermal Res. 309 101/2 The extensive zeolitization of these areas also made them less resistant to erosion than adjacent areas.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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