
Metasomatosis
UK
/ˌmɛtəˌsəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/
US
/ˌmɛtəˌsɑməˈtoʊsɪs/

Translation metasomatosis into russian
metasomatosis
NounUK
/ˌmɛtəˌsəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/
US
/ˌmɛtəˌsɑməˈtoʊsɪs/
Metasomatosis is a process of chemical alteration in rocks.
Метасоматоз - это процесс химического изменения в породах.
Definitions
metasomatosis
NounUK
/ˌmɛtəˌsəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/
US
/ˌmɛtəˌsɑməˈtoʊsɪs/
A geological process involving the chemical alteration of a rock by hydrothermal and other fluids, resulting in the replacement of one mineral by another without melting.
The metasomatosis of the limestone resulted in the formation of marble.