metasome
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:The metasomatic process can transform granite into marble through the intrusion of hot fluids.
Definition:A process where chemical substitution occurs between two minerals or between a mineral and a fluid.
From metasomatic process
Example:The alteration of quartzite to promote the formation of sillimanite is a metasomatic alteration.
Definition:The transformation of a rock due to chemical alteration by mineralizing fluids without causing significant thermal alteration.
From metasomatic alteration
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