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| Word | Definition |
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| sericitisationnoun | Alternative form of sericitization. [(geology) The hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).] |
| sericitenoun | (mineralogy) A fine-grained mica found in metamorphic rocks |
| serpentinizationnoun | (geology, mineralogy) The conversion of mineral or rock into serpentine. |
| saussuritizationnoun | (mineralogy) The process of converting plagioclase feldspar to saussurite. |
| silicificationnoun | (geology) Impregnation with silica; petrification. |
| silicidationnoun | (inorganic chemistry) The formation of a silicide. |
| pyritizationnoun | (geology) The hydrothermal process whereby a rock is transformed into a pyrite. |
| silicatizationnoun | silicification |
| ceritenoun | (mineralogy) A hydrous silicate of cerium (and other metals). |
| serpentinenoun | (mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin. |
| calcitizationnoun | (geology) The conversion of a mineral (such as dolomite) into calcite |
| scintillitenoun | (geology) A glistening speleothem consisting of quartz crystals. |
| ricolitenoun | (mineralogy) A stratified ornamental stone, a form of serpentine. |
| retinalitenoun | (mineralogy) A translucent variety of serpentine of a honey-yellow to greenish-yellow colour, with a waxy resinous lustre. |
| stelleritenoun | (geology) A hydrated calcium aluminosilicate zeolite, similar to stilbite. |
| muscovitizationnoun | (mineralogy) Conversion into muscovite. |
| serpentinitenoun | (geology) a metamorphic rock composed of serpentine minerals formed by the hydration of ultramafic rocks |
| kerolitenoun | (mineralogy) A metamorphic nickel-bearing phyllosilicate mineral similar to talc and serpentine. |
| serpieritenoun | (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic sky blue mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc. |
| coesitenoun | (mineralogy) A high-pressure polymorph of silica found in extreme conditions such as the impact craters of meteorites, with the chemical composition of silicon dioxide, SiO₂. |
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