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de•do•lo•mit•i•za•tion



Pronunciation: (dē-dō"lu-mī"tu-zā'shun, -mi-, -dol"u-), [key]
n. Geol., Petrol.
a metamorphic process in which the magnesium in dolomitic rock forms new minerals, as brucite and forsterite, and the calcium forms calcite.

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