epidotization


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epidotization

[‚ep·ə‚dōd·ə′zā·shən]
(geology)
The introduction of epidote into, or the formation of epidote from, rocks.
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Graves (1990) further documented the variety of rock types and noted the high degree of epidotization, quartz veining, and cataclasis, as well as the presence of mylonitic rocks.
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From inside out, this zoning includes a potassic alteration zone, a quartz-sericitization zone, a kaolinization zone, and a porphyritic zone (chloritization, epidotization, and carbonate alteration assemblages).
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The intrusion of quartz veins and alteration (mainly epidotization) and leaching of sulfides are common in host rocks along these veins.
Investigation for gold and base metals mineralization and petrochemical characteristics of the rocks of upper parts of Bagrot valley Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan
Wall-rock alteration is intense and consists of silicification, sericitization, chloritization, carbonatization, and kaolin, followed by epidotization with pyrophyllite.
Genesis of the Bairendaba Ag-Zn-Pb Deposit, Southern Great Xing'an Range, NE China: A Fluid Inclusion and Stable Isotope Study

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