Difference between revisions of "Metamorphism"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | + | métamorphisme (Fr.); metamorfismo (Port.) | |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Submitted information Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009. |
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Revision as of 06:49, 24 July 2013
Description
Process by which consolidated rocks are altered in their nature adjusting the mineralogical composition, structure, and texture to the different physico-chemical conditions existing in the earth. Diagenesis is usually not considered as metamorphism.
Synonyms and Related Terms
métamorphisme (Fr.); metamorfismo (Port.)
Authority
- Submitted information Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.