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Noun: metasomatism  ,me-tu'sow-mu,ti-zum
  1. 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

Derived forms: metasomatisms

Encyclopedia: Metasomatism