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Words related to metamorphism

met·a·mor·phism
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  • contact metamorphism

    localized metamorphism resulting from the heat of an igneous intrusion.

  • anamorphism

    intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density

  • cataclasis

    the deformation of rocks by crushing and shearing

  • coalification

    the compression, over time, of plant matter into coal

  • foliation

    the act or process of putting forth leaves.

  • hornfels

    a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism.
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