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PRONUNCIATION OF METAMICTIZATION

metamictization  [ˌmɛtəˌmɪktaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METAMICTIZATION

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Metamictization is a noun.
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WHAT DOES METAMICTIZATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Metamictization

Metamictization is a natural process resulting in the gradual and ultimately complete destruction of a mineral's crystal structure, leaving the mineral amorphous. Affected material is therefore described as metamict. Certain minerals occasionally contain interstitial impurities of radioactive compounds and it is the alpha radiation emitted from these compounds that is responsible for degrading a mineral's crystal structure through internal bombardment. Effects of metamictization are extensive: other than negating any birefringence previously present, the process also lowers a mineral's refractive index, hardness, and specific gravity. The mineral's colour is also affected: metamict specimens are usually green or brown. Further, metamictization diffuses the bands of a mineral's absorption spectrum. Curiously and inexplicably, the one attribute which metamictization does not alter is dispersion. All metamict materials are themselves radioactive, some dangerously so. An example of a metamict mineral is zircon. The presence of uranium and thorium atoms substituting for zirconium in the crystal structure is responsible for the radiation damage in this case.

Definition of metamictization in the English dictionary

The definition of metamictization in the dictionary is the gradual destruction of the crystalline structure in a mineral, thus leaving the mineral in an amorphous state.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METAMICTIZATION


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characterization
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civilization
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customization
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globalization
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hospitalisation
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hospitalization
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localization
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novelization
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optimisation
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optimization
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organisation
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organization
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realization
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stabilization
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synchronization
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utilization
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visualization
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METAMICTIZATION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE METAMICTIZATION

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Synonyms and antonyms of metamictization in the English dictionary of synonyms

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मेटॅमिक्सझेशन
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Trends of use of metamictization

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METAMICTIZATION»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METAMICTIZATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metamictization

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METAMICTIZATION»

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Rock-Forming Minerals: Orthosilicates, Volume 1A:
Quantitative evidence of the reduction in grain size of zircons by 76 per cent on metamictization was given by Hendriks (1964). The weakening of the structure on metamictization is also demonstrated by the technique for determining the ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1982
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Effects of Radiation on Materials
Metamictization of Crystalline Materials and Devitrification of Glass — Long-term radiation effects in crystalline substances can be more severe than in glasses, as evidenced by metamict minerals in nature [81-84]. The meta- mict minerals, ...
American Society for Testing, Applications., H. R. Brager, International symposium on Effects of Radiation on Materials, ASTM Committee E-10 on Nuclear Technology
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Effects of Radiation on Materials: Proceedings of the Tenth ...
Metamictization of Crystalline Materials and Devitrification of Glass — Long-term radiation effects in crystalline substances can be more severe than in glasses, as evidenced by metamict minerals in nature [81-84]. The meta- mict minerals, ...
H. R. Brager, J. S. Perrin, 1981
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Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. ...
Nasdala, L., Irmer, G., and Wolf, D. 1995: The degree of metamictization in zircon: a Raman spectroscopic study; European Journal of Mineralogy, v. 7, p. 471–478. Nasdala, L., Pidgeon, R.T., and Wolf, D. 1996: Heterogeneous metamictization ...
Sanborn, N, Stern, R, Desgreniers, S
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Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism: 25 Years After The ...
Thus, one could attribute the disordered parts of the spectra to metamictization and the better-crystallized parts to conserved graphite, both intermixed on a nanometer scale (cf. the mixed result from metamictization along alpha-particle ...
Larissa Dobrzhinetskaya, Shah Wali Faryad, Simon Wallis, 2011
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International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology ...
Metamictization. From the approximately 800 zircon grains analyzed in the electron microprobe, around 15% presented the metamictization process well defined. The Figs. 8 and 9 are back-scattered electron images of metamictic zircons, ...
G. V. Rao, Vibhuti N. Misra, 2004
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Materials Science with Ion Beams
The equation calculates the total equivalent uranium concentration required for the metamictization process to be completed. In fact, there is a range of Nc values at which partial metamictization should be observed. This can be accounted for ...
Harry Bernas, 2009
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LACAME 2008: Proceedings of the 11th Latin American ...
Based on annealing experiments recently performed in our laboratory, it appears that nearly the entire content of Fe2+ in SAM1 is a result of the metamictization process. The main features seen in the spectrum of SAM2 are two broad, ...
J. Desimoni, C. P. Ramos, Bibiana Arcondo, 2010
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Physics of Radiation Effects in Crystals
1983) and metamictization of the zirconolite (CaZrTi207) phase of SYNROC ( Ringwood et al. 1979) nuclear wasteforms from recoil of incorporated actinide nuclei during oi-emission (§6.3). Two models have been advanced for ion- induced ...
R.A. Johnson, A.N. Orlov, 1986
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Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin
More generally, the lattice structures of uranium- and thorium-containing minerals are often completely destroyed over time in a process known as metamictization. This has become an important issue in the context of storing nuclear waste.
Hans-Rudolf Wenk, Andrei Bulakh, 2004

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METAMICTIZATION»

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Quantification of actinide -radiation damage in minerals and ceramics
In minerals, this process is known as metamictization and it was quantifiably linked to actinide alpha -activity in zircon 50 years ago. «Nature.com, Jan 07»

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