adjective
- relating to or involving metasomatism, the process by which the chemical composition of a rock is altered by the introduction of material from external sources
Usage: geology
Examples
- The metasomatic alteration of the limestone created valuable ore deposits.
- Geologists studied the metasomatic processes that formed the mineral veins.
- The rock showed clear evidence of metasomatic replacement.
- Metasomatic fluids had changed the original composition of the granite.
- The mine contained metasomatic deposits rich in copper and zinc.
- Scientists analyzed the metasomatic zones around the intrusion.