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metamorphic [Brit mɛtəˈmɔːfɪk, Am ˌmɛdəˈmɔrfɪk] ADJ

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1. metamorphic (gen):

metamorphic quality, technique

de métamorphose

2. metamorphic GEOL:

metamorphic

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For example, many metamorphic limestones, marbles, and calc-schists, with crystalline dolomites, contain silicate minerals such as mica, tremolite, diopside, scapolite, quartz and feldspar. en.wikipedia.org

Billions of years of erosion and tectonic deformation have exposed the metamorphic rock core of these ancient mountains. en.wikipedia.org

The sandstone is derived from metamorphic and volcanic fragments. en.wikipedia.org

It occurs most often in granite pegmatite and allied rock types and in certain low grade metamorphic phyllites. en.wikipedia.org

The metamorphic grade of an aureole is measured by the peak metamorphic mineral which forms in the aureole. en.wikipedia.org

The creation of aureoles was a continuous process, but three recognizable metamorphic phases can be correlated with established deformational phases. en.wikipedia.org

The hills are very ancient and are composed of a metamorphic rock called psammitic paragneiss. en.wikipedia.org

They consist primarily of metamorphic gneiss, granite, and schist. en.wikipedia.org

He gave many examples of substantial and sometimes commercial quantities of petroleum being found in crystalline or metamorphic basements, or in sediments directly overlying those. en.wikipedia.org

Their geological formation is metamorphic gneiss, veined with felspar and quartz, and interspersed with reddish porphyrite. en.wikipedia.org

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