kaolinize

American

[key-uh-luh-nahyz] / ˈkeɪ ə ləˌnaɪz /

especially British, kaolinise

verb (used with object)

kaolinized, kaolinizing

to convert (minerals containing kaolinite) into kaolin by weathering.

Other Word Forms

kaolinization

noun

Etymology

Origin of kaolinize

First recorded in 1870–75; kaolin + -ize

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kaolinized

First, the diamictites include weathered, kaolinized granite clasts texturally identical to the underlying granite.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 21, 2013

It may occasionally be dug into for a depth of 20 or 30 ft., the quartz crystals and veins retaining their original positions, while the felspar is completely kaolinized.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

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