- metamorphic rocks
- Stratified primary rocks.
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Common minerals of metamorphic rocks — ▪ Table Common minerals of metamorphic rocks mineral actinolite adularia** *albite andalusite** anorthite anthophyllite aragonite** *biotite *calcite** *chlorite chloritoid cordierite diopside *dolomite enstatite *epidote forsterite *garnet… … Universalium
Metamorphic rock — Metamorphic redirects here. For other uses, see Metamorphic (disambiguation). Quartzite, a form of metamorphic rock, from the Museum of Geology at University of Tartu collection. Metamorphic rock is the transformation of an existing rock type,… … Wikipedia
Metamorphic facies — Eclogite Blueschist Greenschist Prehnite Pumpellyite … Wikipedia
Metamorphic core complex — Metamorphic core complexes are exposures of deep crust exhumed in association with largely amagmatic extension. They form, and are exhumed, through relatively fast transport of middle and lower continental crust to the Earth s surface. During… … Wikipedia
Metamorphic — Met a*mor phic, a. [See {Metamorphosis}.] 1. Subject to change; changeable; variable. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing a change of structure. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geol.) Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metamorphic rock — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, including variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary,… … Universalium
metamorphic — [[t]me̱təmɔ͟ː(r)fɪk[/t]] ADJ Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have had their original structure changed by pressure and heat. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
metamorphic rock — rocks created by the chemical alteration of existing rocks under the influence of temperature, pressure, or both … Geography glossary
Metamorphic zone — Schematic map of a terrane with an increasing metamorphic grade. There are two folded lithologies: quartzite (originally sandy sediment) and pelite (originally clayy sediment). The index minerals can only grow in the pelite. The highest indicated … Wikipedia
Metamorphic (disambiguation) — The term Metamorphic can be associated with a number of meanings: Metamorphic rock: The term for rocks that have been transformed by extreme heat and pressure. Metamorphic Technique is a form of massage used in complementary and alternative… … Wikipedia
