1970s; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. Variant of marmorization, perhaps after earlier marmarized or marmarosis or their etymon ancient Greek μάρμαρος.
Definition of marmarization in US English:
marmarization
nounˌmɑːmərʌɪˈzeɪʃn
Geology rare
= marmorization.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. Variant of marmorization, perhaps after earlier marmarized or marmarosis or their etymon ancient Greek μάρμαρος.