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Record 1 2005-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

The replacement, especially of plagioclase in basalts and gabbros, by a fine-grained aggregate of zoisite, epidote, albite, calcite, sericite, and zeolites.

OBS

It is a metamorphic process and is frequently accompanied by chloritization of the ferromagnesian minerals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
DEF

Transformation des plagioclases en un mélange de zoïsite, albite, calcite, séricite, zéolite.

Spanish

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