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Sericite vs Sericitization - What's the difference?

sericite | sericitization |

As nouns the difference between sericite and sericitization

is that sericite is (mineralogy) a fine-grained mica found in metamorphic rocks while sericitization is (geology) the hydrothermal or metamorphic replacement of a mineral, often plagioclase, by sericite (white mica).

sericite

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Noun

(wikipedia sericite) (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A fine-grained mica found in metamorphic rocks

    • sericitization

    English

    Noun

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