The geological process by which minerals (especially feldspar and mica) are converted into or replaced by chlorite through chemical alteration.
From chlorite + -ization (a suffix creating nouns of process), combining the mineral name with the standard geological process terminology.
Chloritization is a superpower of chlorite—it can slowly transform hard feldspar into soft green chlorite, and miners actually use this process as a clue for finding valuable ore deposits hidden underground.
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