pneumatolytic

/ˌnjuːmətəˈlɪtɪk/
adjective
  1. Relating to the formation or alteration of rocks by hot gases and fluids from magma, especially in geology.
    • Pneumatolytic processes created the rare minerals in that volcanic region.
    • Geologists studied the pneumatolytic veins in the granite quarry.
    • The crystals formed under pneumatolytic conditions deep underground.
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