dedolomitization

dedolomitization
/dee doh'leuh muy'teuh zay"sheuhn, -mi-, -dol'euh-/, n. Geol., Petrol.
a metamorphic process in which the magnesium in dolomitic rock forms new minerals, as brucite and forsterite, and the calcium forms calcite.
[DE- + DOLOMITIZATION]

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