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Definition of metasomatism:

(n) : (geology) The process by which the bulk chemical composition of a rock is changed by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid.

Definition of metasomatism:

(n) : (geology) The process by which the bulk chemical composition of a rock is changed by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid.

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