单词 | pyritization |
释义 | pyritizationn. Impregnation with iron pyrites; the state of being so impregnated; esp. the replacement of some of the original material of petrified wood, fossils, etc., with iron pyrites. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > change processes > [noun] > conversion to pyrites pyritification1757 pyritization1889 1889 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. Feb. 124 Rarity of fossil Radiolaria... Their pyritization would tend to their ready destruction. 1895 Science 18 Oct. 498/1 The fossils are in very fair preservation, but their state of pyritization has obscured many of the details of their structure. 1935 Jrnl. Paleontol. 9 598/2 Unfortunately the head of the fish-like specimen has been destroyed by pyritization. 1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field iv. 70 In euxinic conditions organic carbon is generally too high to favour good pyritization and pyrite is disseminated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889 |
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