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Metamorphic vs Sericitization - What's the difference?

metamorphic | sericitization |

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between metamorphic and sericitization

is that metamorphic is (geology) having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example) while sericitization is (geology) the hydrothermal or metamorphic replacement of a mineral, often plagioclase, by sericite (white mica).

As nouns the difference between metamorphic and sericitization

is that metamorphic is (mineralogy) a rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure while sericitization is (geology) the hydrothermal or metamorphic replacement of a mineral, often plagioclase, by sericite (white mica).

As an adjective metamorphic

is (geology) having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).

metamorphic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (geology) Having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).
  • Of or relating to the (Metamorphic Technique), a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.

    • Related terms

    * orthometamorphic * parametamorphic English adjectives

    sericitization

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) The hydrothermal or metamorphic replacement of a mineral, often plagioclase, by sericite (white mica)