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Felsification

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feldspathizationnounThe process of conversion into feldspar.
felsitenoun(mineralogy) A fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals.
fenitisationnoun(geology) Conversion into a fenite
ferritizationnoun(geology) The formation of soil rich in iron and aluminium oxides with the loss of silica
felstonenoun(mineralogy, archaic) Felsite.
felsicnounA rock with such properties.
fluoritizationnoun(geology) Conversion into fluorite.
silicatizationnounsilicification
argillizationnoun(geology) The formation of argillic clay from feldspars
mylonitizationnounConversion into mylonite.
silicificationnoun(geology) Impregnation with silica; petrification.
limonitizationnoun(geology) The conversion of ferrous rocks into limonite by weathering
ferruginisationnounAlternative form of ferruginization. [The process of making ferruginous.]
illitizationnoun(mineralogy) conversion into illite
felspathoidnounAlternative form of feldspathoid. [(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.]
foyalitenoun(mineralogy) A fine-grained Plutonic syenite made up of orthoclase, nepheline, hornblende, and accessory mica, sodalite, zircon, noselite, and pyroxene.
hornblendizationnounConversion into hornblende.
fenitenoun(mineralogy) A metasomatic rock often containing carbonatite intrusions
uralitizationnoun(geology) The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism.
feldspathnounAlternative form of feldspar. [(mineralogy) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.]

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