dedolomitization

[ dee-doh-luh-mahy-tuh-zey-shuhn, -mi-, -dol-uh- ]

noun

, Geology, Petrology.

1. a metamorphic process in which the magnesium in dolomitic rock forms new minerals, as brucite and forsterite, and the calcium forms calcite.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dedolomitization¹

de- + dolomitization