glauconitization means conversion to glauconite.
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Why “glauconitization” is a great word
The geological process of conversion into, or formation of, the mineral glauconite. From glauconite (a greenish mineral of the mica group, from the Greek glaukos, "bluish-green or gray") + the suffix -ization (denoting a process or action). Unlike "glauconitisation" (a mere orthographic variant, the British spelling) or "diagenesis" (the sprawling narrative of all post-depositional sediment change), glauconitization is a single, patient chapter—the slow, subaqueous greening of sediment grains, the quiet accumulation of a verdant hue in ancient seabeds, the transformation of mere mud into a mineral that holds the color of deep, still water. It is the patient work of millions of years, producing a mineral that will later mark the boundaries of geological ages.
Etymology
From glauconite + -ization.
noun
- Conversion to glauconite
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