decrepitation
Noun. (mineralogy) The shattering of minerals by the action of heat, especially when accompanied by a crackling sound.This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
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