单词 | pneumatolysis |
释义 | pneumatolysisn. Geology. The chemical alteration of rock and formation of minerals by the action of hot magmatic gases and vapours. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > change processes > [noun] > pneumatolysis pneumatolysis1896 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > metamorphism > [noun] > pneumatolysis pneumatolysis1896 greisening1907 greisenization1934 1896 J. A. Phillips & H. Louis Treat. Ore Deposits (ed. 2) i. 129 He [sc. Vogt] uses the word pneumatolysis for this action. 1905 Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1904 335 The importance of pneumatolysis in forming ore deposits was emphasized by the discovery..of a number of economically important deposits. 1934 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 90 348 Greisenization is always regarded as a typical example of pneumatolysis. 1990 C. Pellant Rocks, Minerals & Fossils 52 Wolfram and tin are two important ores thought to be formed by pneumatolysis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896 |
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