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albitization

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albitization [‚al·bəd·ə′zā·shən]
(petrology)
The formation of albite in a rock as a secondary mineral.


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This sort of silicate alteration is normally associated with albitization in and adjacent to gold-bearing intrusives in the Tintina Gold Belt of Alaska and the Yukon.
Potassic alteration occurs in association with layer-parallel albitization and quartz-dolomite-chalcopyrite veinlets, all of which is deformed by later folding.
Evidence of tourmalinization and albitization was noted within the fragmental zone.
 
 
 
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