metamorphic rock

Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heat, pressure, or some other agent without passing through a liquid phase.

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notes for metamorphic rock

Examples are marble, which can be formed from limestone, and slate, which is formed from shale.

Words nearby metamorphic rock

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