sericitization

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noun

The hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).

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Meanings

nounsericitization (countable and uncountable, plural sericitizations)

plural sericitizations

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).

Origin

From sericite + -ization.

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APA

sericitization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sericitization

MLA

“sericitization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sericitization. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sericitization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sericitization.

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