variolitizationn.
/ˌvɛːrɪə(ʊ)ˌlɪtᵻˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌvɛriəˌlɪdəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Geology. rare.
The process of becoming variolitic; change or conversion into variolite.
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the world > the earth > minerals > change processes > [noun] > conversion to specific mineral
zeolitization1879
serpentinization1885
sericitization1888
uralitization1888
saussuritization1889
variolitization1890
propylitization1903
muscovitization1909
scapolitization1909
mylonitization1913
mylonization1913
myrmekitization1916
nephelinization1943
spilitization1946
1890 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 46 330 Variolitization seems to have resulted from the same causes that have built up ordinary spherulites.
1920 A. H. Fay Gloss. Mining & Mineral Industry Variolitization, that variety of contact metamorphism, that gives rise to the formation of variolite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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