1. converted into or containing pyrite; having undergone replacement or impregnation by pyrite (iron sulfide mineral)
Usage: geology; mineralogy; technical

Examples

• The pyritized fossils gleamed under the museum's display lights.
• Geologists examined the pyritized wood samples from the ancient coal deposit.
• The pyritized limestone contained well-preserved ammonite shells.
• Pyritized replacement is a common fossilization process in certain sedimentary environments.
• The specimen showed extensive pyritized mineralization throughout its structure.