Definisjon av metamorphic rock

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Noun

metamorphic rock - rock altered by pressure and heat
rock, stone pitching dangerously to one side
amphibolite a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase
marlite, marlstone metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl
hornfels, hornstone a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
gneiss a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite
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Substantiv

metamorphic rock - One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface.

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