NOUN | substance | metamorphic rock | rock altered by pressure / pressure and heat / heat |
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Meaning | rock altered by pressure / pressure and heat / heat. | |
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Narrower | amphibolite | A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase |
gneiss | A laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite | |
hornfels, hornstone | A fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks | |
marlite, marlstone | metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl | |
schist | Any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers | |
Broader | rock, stone | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust |
Spanish | roca metamórfica | |
Catalan | roca metamòrfica |
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