Metamorphic

Description

A type of rock that has undergone an irreversible change in structure and texture due to the geologic application of heat and or pressure. Marble is a metamorphic form of limestone. Other types of metamorphic rocks include slate, gneiss, and quartzite.

Synonyms and Related Terms

metamorphic rock; Metamorphe Gesteine (Deut.); roca metamófica (Esp.); roche métamorphique (Fr.); metamorf gesteente (Ned.); rocha metamórfica (Port.); metamorficzne (Pol.); metamorf bergart (Sven.)

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971

• Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphic_rock (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006)