zeolitizationhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zeolitization_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezeolitization, n.
Revised 2018

zeolitizationnoun

Chiefly Geology.
  1. 1879–
    A process (typically a natural one) by which a rock or mineral is converted into a zeolite or zeolites; the result of such a process.
    1. 1879
      Changes in the rocks after solidification; divided into..(3) chemical, under which are placed serpentinisation, zeolitisation, natrolitisation, &c.
      Nature 18 December 165/1
    2. 1928
      This almost complete zeolitization of tuffs adds another interesting phase to the broader problem of the alteration of volcanic ash.
      Science 20 January 73/2
    3. 1979
      Much attention was paid to the details of quartz and carbonate cementation..but relatively little to zeolitization.
      Journal of Geology (Chicago) vol. 87 151/1
    4. 2016
      The extensive zeolitization of these areas also made them less resistant to erosion than adjacent areas.
      Journal Volcanol. & Geothermal Research vol. 309 101/2

Originally published as part of the entry for zeolite, n.

zeolitization, n. was revised in June 2018.

zeolitization, n. was last modified in July 2023.