albitization
Albitization is a geological process in which existing minerals, especially feldspars, are replaced by albite—a sodium-rich mineral.
The process typically occurs when hot, sodium-bearing fluids circulate through rocks, altering their composition.
Albitization is significant in the study of ore deposits and rock metamorphism: The granite showed extensive albitization along fracture zones.
Silicate mineral group
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
mineral · silicate · twinning · cleavage · labradorite · kaolinite · weathering
Hot water underground
- alterationAct of modifying
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- veinVessel toward heart
- fluidSubstance that flows
ore · deposit · pluton · intrusion · contact · metamorphism · temperature · pressure
Element seventy-nine
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
prospecting · indicator · pathfinder · assay · drilling · core · sample · deposit
feldspar
Silicate mineral group
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
crystal · mineral · silicate · twinning · cleavage · labradorite · kaolinite · weathering
hydrothermal
Hot water underground
- alterationAct of modifying
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- veinVessel toward heart
fluid · ore · deposit · pluton · intrusion · contact · metamorphism · temperature · pressure · porosity
gold
Element seventy-nine
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
exploration · prospecting · indicator · pathfinder · assay · drilling · core · sample · deposit · enrichment
- rock processesmineralization, contact metamorphism, metamorphism, recrystallization, replacement