jasperization

jasperization

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English jasper
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ization
English jasperization

    From jasper + -ization.

    Noun

    jasperization (uncountable)

    1. The act or process of jasperizing.
      • 1948, Robert Myres Crump, Origin of hard iron ores of the Marquette district, page 52:
        Jasperization of chert was concomitant with hard ore formation, but it was incidental rather than necessary for ore localization.
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