Canadian English Meaning of metasomatism

Metasomatism

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metasomatism (n.)

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 simply a recrystallization.

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Metasomatism

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,

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metasilicic => Metasilicic, metasilicate => Metasilicate, metasequoia glyptostrodoides => Dawn redwood, metasequoia => Metasequoia, metarule => Metarule,