recrystallization

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 333 words | Copyright

recrystallization
1. The growth of new mineral grains from pre-existing mineral grains by the solid-state diffusion of ions in response to a change in temperature, pressure, or composition of the rock system.

2. The changing of crystal fabric or crystal size without an accompanying change in mineral chemistry.

3. See FOSSILIZATION.

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