NOUN | process | metamorphism | change in the structure of rock / rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances |
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Meaning | change in the structure of rock / rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances. | |
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Narrower | anamorphism | metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface |
epigenesis | A geological change in the mineral content of rock / rock after the rock / rock has formed | |
katamorphism | metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface | |
Broader | geological process, geologic process | (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified |
Spanish | metamorfismo | |
Catalan | metamorfisme |
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