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metamorphic facies

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Geology. a group of metamorphic rock units characterized by particular mineralogic associations.

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Words nearby metamorphic facies

metameric, metameric nervous system, metamerism, metamict, metamorphic, metamorphic facies, metamorphic rock, metamorphism, metamorphopsia, metamorphose, Metamorphoses

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Example sentences from the Web for metamorphic facies

The "erratics" comprised a great variety of metamorphic and igneous rocks, and, on a more limited scale, sedimentary types.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
The prima facies of the former is not likely to be admired, since its few excellencies require to be selected by nice observation.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 278, Supplementary Number (1828)|Various
The horizontal part of the Facies, next the front, that lies behind the eyes and between the temples.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
Vastum ubique silentium, secreti colles; fumantia procul tecta; nemo exploratoribus obvius, is what Tacitus calls facies victoriæ.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

Marls and limestones with fossils of an Eocene facies overlie the Cretaceous rocks on the Gabun.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various

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