metallization
8.5
Metals collect in rocks to form deposits that can be mined
- noun
- /ˌmɛtəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
metalización
- Geologists studied the metallization process that led to the formation of rich ore bodies over millions of years.
Examples
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The metallization of rocks in the region revealed significant deposits of silver and gold.
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During their research, they discovered the metallization that occurred in ancient volcanic rocks, resulting in the accumulation of valuable minerals.
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Copper metallization of chips has thus been the subject of intense investigation for more than a decade.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
1
6.8
A process that turns a substance into a mineral or adds minerals
is the specific geological deposit of metals into rocks forming ore bodies
How Extensive
metallization
- Specialized
ore
63
3.7
- Specialized
63
3.7
Surface Forms
metallization singular
metallizations plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word metallization comes from the simple root metal, meaning 'a hard, shiny material', and the ending -ization, meaning 'the process of making or becoming'. In geology it describes how metals are put into rocks to form ore, so the name literally means 'the process of making metal in the rock'.