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tectonization Geol.|ˌtɛktənaɪˈzeɪʃən|
[f. tectonic a. + -ization.]
Modification (of rocks, etc.) by tectonic processes.
1959Jrnl. Geol. LXVII. 26/2 The last schistosity produced was also folded and now preserves the impress of the last phase of tectonization. 1971Nature 2 July 21/1 Part of the central gap may be intermediate crust which has been incorporated, after tectonization, into the neocratons of the Greater Antilles. 1979Ibid. 27 Sept. 267/1 Extensive mélange exists near the base of the Trondheim Nappe, indicating tectonisation of syndepositionally deformed chaotic deposits.
Hence (as a back-formation) ˈtectonize v. trans., to alter by tectonic processes; ˈtectonized ppl. a.
1970Nature 25 July 351/1 Sedimentary layers have been heavily tectonized. 1975Ibid. 13 Feb. 521/2 Future work should also show whether the distribution of tectonised mantle inclusions in kimberlites is related to tectonic lineaments. 1977A. Hallam Planet Earth 204 In British Columbia the stratigraphy is less clear in the tectonized zone of the Rockies. |