To subject rock or mineral material to berginization; to undergo or cause geological alteration or transformation.
The root and origin are uncertain but follow the pattern of geological verbs using '-ize' (meaning to subject to a process). It may be related to a place name or mineralogist.
This is the kind of technical verb that exists in geology textbooks but almost nowhere else—it's a perfect example of how specialized fields develop their own very precise vocabulary to describe processes.
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