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metasomatism
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metasomatism, n. [Pref. meta- + Gr. , , body.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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