dedolomitization
[dee-doh-luh-mahy-tuh-zey-shuh n, -mi-, -dol-uh-]
noun Geology, Petrology.
a metamorphic process in which the magnesium in dolomitic rock forms new minerals, as brucite and forsterite, and the calcium forms calcite.
Nearby words
- dedication,
- dedicative,
- dedicatory,
- dedifferentiate,
- dedifferentiation,
- dedolomitize,
- deduce,
- deduct,
- deductible,
- deductible clause
Origin of dedolomitization
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