1. Plural of dolomitization; the geological process by which limestone or other carbonate rocks are converted into dolomite through the replacement of calcium carbonate with calcium magnesium carbonate.
Usage: technical; geology

Examples

• The dolomitizations of the limestone formations occurred over millions of years.
• Geologists studied multiple dolomitizations in the carbonate sequence to understand the depositional history.
• The dolomitizations were driven by magnesium-rich fluids percolating through the rock layers.
• Several dolomitizations events are visible in the stratigraphic record of this region.