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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Conversion into pyrites.

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  • noun geology The hydrothermal process whereby a rock is transformed into a pyrite

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  • Work to date is centered around a diatreme dike complex 300 meters wide by 600 meters long which is associated with strong argillic alteration (illite-sericite), pyritization.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • Work to date is centered around a diatreme dike complex 300 meters wide by 600 meters long which is associated with strong argillic alteration (illite-sericite), pyritization.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

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