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Metasomatite

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metasedimentnoun(petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock.
metasedimentarynounA metasediment.
metasiltstonenounA siltstone that has undergone metamorphism to some degree.
skarnnoun(geology) Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.
metabasitenoun(geology) A metamorphosed form of a basalt, dolerite or similar rock
metasandstonenounA sandstone that has undergone metamorphism to some degree.
metatexitenoun(geology) A migmatite with pronounced parallel layering due to transposition and progressive deformation.
metamudstonenounA mudstone that has undergone metamorphism to some degree.
meteorwrongnoun(humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite.
migmatitenoun(geology) Any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.
metapelitenoun(geology) A metamorphosed pelite rock
metabasaltnounAn amphibolite produced from a basalt by metamorphism.
metaconglomeratenoun(geology) A metamorphic conglomerate
metamictnoun(mineralogy) A mineral with a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage.
metamorphic rocknoun(geology) 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.
metamorphicCharacterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
tectonitenoun(geology) A tectonically-deformed metamorphic rock
metaschoderitenoun(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic yellow orange mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and vanadium.
metasomenounA segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one.
metanoritenoun(geology) metamorphosed norite

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