English Explanatory Dictionary

metasomatism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process by which the bulk chemical composition of a rock is changed by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid.

Word forms

metasomatism metasomatisms
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