Serpentinization
Translation of "serpentinization" into Russian
serpentinization
Nounserpentinization
serpentinizations pl
Serpentinization is a geological process involving the hydration and transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth's mantle.
Серпентинизация - это геологический процесс, включающий гидратацию и преобразование ультрамафических пород из мантии Земли.
Definitions
serpentinization
NounA geological process involving the alteration of minerals, particularly olivine and pyroxene, into serpentine minerals through hydration and metamorphic reactions.
The serpentinization of the oceanic crust plays a significant role in the geochemical cycles of the Earth.
An individual instance or occurrence of the serpentinization process.
Geologists have documented several distinct serpentinizations in this ophiolite complex.