(1979) found that in an assumed Al-conservative alteration of granitic biotite to chlorite there was a 13% volume de-crease, and that Mg2+ and Fe2+ ions were added. Veblen and Ferry (1983) examined the partially chloritized biotite described by Ferry (1979) using transmission electron mi-croscopy. They showed that alteration to chlorite pro-
Part of the Internet technologies glossary: Bitcoin is a digital currency (also called crypto-currency) that is not backed by any country's central bank or government.Bitcoins can be traded for goods or services with vendors who accept Bitcoins as payment.art of the Internet technologies glossary: Bitcoin is a digital currency (also called crypto-currency) that is not backed by any country's central bank or government.
Bitcoin is a new currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown person using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Transactions are made with no middle men â meaning, no banks! Bitcoin can be used to book hotels on Expedia, shop for furniture on Overstock and buy Xbox games. But much of the hype is about getting rich by trading it. The price of bitcoin skyrocketed into the thousands in 2017.