Difference between revisions of "Metamorphism"
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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
mtamorphisme (Fr.); metamorfismo (Port.)
Authority
- Submitted information, Submitted information Comment: Jos Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.