dedolomitization

[dee-doh-luh-mahy-tuh-zey-shuhn, -mi-, -dol-uh-]

noun Geology, Petrology.

a metamorphic process in which the magnesium in dolomitic rock forms new minerals, as brucite and forsterite, and the calcium forms calcite.

Origin:
de- + dolomitization

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Dedolomitization is always a great word to know.

So is infiltration. Does it mean:

seepage of water into soil or rock

tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other

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