verb
- converting into or impregnating with pyrite (iron sulfide mineral); the process of pyrite formation or replacement in rock or ore
Usage: geology; mineralogy; technical
Examples
- The hydrothermal fluids were pyritizing the surrounding limestone, creating a zone of mineralization.
- Pyritizing processes in the ore deposit resulted in significant concentrations of sulfide minerals.
- The alteration zone showed evidence of pyritizing activity from ancient geothermal systems.
- Geologists studied how groundwater was pyritizing the sedimentary layers over geological time.