metasomatic

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  • metasomatic — METASOMÁTIC, Ă, metasomatici, ce, (geol.) Referitor la metasomatoză; de metasomatoză. – Din engl. metasomatic. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  metasomátic adj. m., pl. metasomátici; f. sg. metasomátică …   Dicționar Român

  • metasomatic replacement — Process of simultaneous solution and deposition in which one mineral replaces another. It is the method by which wood is petrified (silica replaces the wood fibres), minerals form pseudomorphs (new minerals that preserve the characteristic… …   Universalium

  • Metasomatic — Metasomatism Met a*so ma*tism, n. [Pref. meta + Gr. ?, ?, body.] (Geol.) An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • metasomatic — adjective see metasomatism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • metasomatic — adjective Of or pertaining to metasomatism …   Wiktionary

  • metasomatic — meta·somatic …   English syllables

  • metasomatic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective 1. [metasomatism + ic] : of or relating to metasomatism 2. [New Latin metasomat , metasoma + English ic] of or relating to a metasoma …   Useful english dictionary

  • metasomatism — metasomatic /met euh soh mat ik/, adj. /met euh soh meuh tiz euhm/, n. Geol. 1. the series of metamorphic processes whereby chemical changes occur in minerals or rocks as a result of the introduction of material, often in hot aqueous solutions,… …   Universalium

  • Metasomatism — is the chemical alteration of a rock by hydrothermal and other fluids. Metasomatism can occur via the action of hydrothermal fluids from an igneous or metamorphic source. Metasomatic albite + hornblende + tourmaline alteration of metamorphosed… …   Wikipedia

  • Myrmekite — describes a vermicular, or wormy, intergrowth of quartz in plagioclase. The intergrowths are microscopic in scale, typically with maximum dimensions less than 1 millimeter. The plagioclase is sodium rich, usually albite or oligoclase. These… …   Wikipedia

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