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asbestize en · VERB

Etymology

From asbestos + -ize.

Meanings

1. To make or become asbestiform.
   • In view of the likely meteoric origin of the asbestizing solutions and the progressive character of the asbestization, it would appear best to interpret the relationship of economic chrysotile deposits to geological events around dunite-harzburgite intrusions (gabbro or granite injection, vertical or horizontal replacement of the bodies, and so) as related to activation of hydrothermal solutions of meteoric origin. 1980, Yu. A. Borshchevskiy, O. Z. Aliyeva, S. L. Borisova, “Oxygen-Isotope Data on the Origin and Production Temperature of Chrysotile Asbestos”, in Geochemistry International, volume 16, page 172, column 2:
   • The occurrence of zones along which serpentines were asbestized is very characteristic for the asbestos-bearing centers of Kopaonik; in the ENE — WSW direction the asbestized zones alternate with almost barren zones of serpentine rocks. 1963, Zapisnici Srpskog geološkog društva, page 53:
   • The manometer kettle is to be made of copper and the cover to fit closely by asbestized-rubber in the cover groove. 1910, Military Service Institution of the United States, Journal, volume 46, page 146:
   • The central part of the massif, to the east of the central fault, is composed of strongly asbestized meta-olivinites (serpentinites). 1985, Microfossils from the Precambrian Muhos Formation in Western Finland, Geological Survey of Finland, →ISBN, page 113:

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