silicification

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Etymology[edit]

silica +‎ -ification

Noun[edit]

silicification (countable and uncountable, plural silicifications)

  1. (geology) Impregnation with silica; petrification.
    • 1998, Henry C. Berg, Bradfield Canal Quadrangle: Alaska Resource Data File, page 117:
      Hostrock identified as quartzite may indicate silicification of pelitic country rock.

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