saussuritization

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saussuritization [sȯ′su̇r·əd·ə′zā·shən]

(geology)

A metamorphic process involving replacement of plagioclase in basalts and gabbros by a fine-grained aggregate of zoisite, epidote, albite, calcite, sericite, and zeolites.

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