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Metasomatism

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(n.) An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; - opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Metasomatism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/metasomatism.html. 1828.
 
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