chloritizationn.
/ˌklɔːrɪtʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ Geology.
A transformation into or replacement by chlorite, esp. of ferromagnesian minerals by hydrothermal action.
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chloridization1877
chloridizing1877
chloritization1890
1890 G. H. Williams Greenstone Schist Michigan 56 The simultaneous action of the two last described processes (chloritization and epidotization) in an aluminous pyroxene or hornblende results in the production of an aggregate consisting of..crystals of epidote, imbedded in a green, scaly mass of chlorite.
1914 F. H. Hatch Petrol. Igneous Rocks (ed. 7) i. iv. 72 Chloritization is one of the commonest changes undergone by the ferro-magnesian minerals, the amphiboles, pyroxenes, dark micas, and olivines all falling a prey to it.
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chloritize v. (transitive) (chiefly in passive) to convert into chlorite.
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chloritize1909
1909 Econ. Geol. 4 633 A chloritised or partially altered rock (grünstein).
1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation ii. 45 Fault breccias which are chloritized stand out green against the virgin rock.
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