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metasomatism

chemical alteration of a rock by hydrothermal and other fluids
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Summary

metasomatism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • metasomatism is a type of geological process[2].
  • metasomatism's Commons category is recorded as Metasomatism[3].
  • metasomatism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metasomatism[4].
  • metasomatism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].
  • metasomatism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • metasomatism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • metasomatism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[8].
  • metasomatism's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Metasomatism[9].

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Definition and Type

metasomatism is a type of geological process[2].

Why It Matters

metasomatism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[1] metasomatism has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] metasomatism is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Metasomatism
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Metasomatism"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2208297
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Metasomatism
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ Yso id: 27552, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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