Look up: metamorphism

1. metamorphism
   n. The process of altering the chemical or mineralogical composition of a rock through different amounts of heat and pressure below the surface of the Earth; metamorphose- v; metamorphic - adj.
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2. metamorphism
   changes in the structure and texture of snow grains which result from variations in temperature, migration of liquid water and water vapor, and pressure within the snow cover.
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3. Metamorphism
   Metamorphosis require heat, pressure and time and is an extension of lithification, but it can occur on any rocks type (including metamorphic rocks). There is a continuum of type from heat dominated (marble) to pressure dominated (blueschist). Metamorphism is ranked in terms of a grade. A high grade...
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4. metamorphism
   [n] - change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical substances
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5. Metamorphism
   Metamorphic rocks are produced by the alteration of all types of rocks in the solid state under high temperatures and/or pressures.
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6. Metamorphism
   The change in the character of a rock. Usually as a result of increasing temperature and/or pressure.
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7. Metamorphism
   The process by which rocks are changed by heating and / or squashing. As rocks are buried over millions of years, they are exposed to heat and pressure from the overlying rocks and from movements within the Earth's crust. This causes changes in their properties. The heat can make the minerals which ...
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8. metamorphism
   the process by which mineralogical and chemical changes take place in the solid state in pre-existing sedimentary or igneous rocks as a response to the imposition of new physical or chemical conditions. Metamorphic changes take place at temperatures ranging from 100oC to those in excess of 600oC, wh...
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9. Metamorphism
   Met`a·mor'phism noun (Geol.) The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of sedimentary limestone to marble. Murchison.
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10. metamorphism
    <geology> The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc, as in the change of sedimentary limestone to marble. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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11. metamorphism
    noun change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical substances
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12. Metamorphism
    • (n.) The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of sedimentary limestone to marble.
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13. metamorphism
    mineralogical and structural adjustments of solid rocks to physical and chemical conditions differing from those under which the rocks originally ... [9 related articles]
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14. Metamorphism
    Process that creates metamorphic rocks.
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15. metamorphism
    metamorphism, in geology, process of change in the structure, texture, or composition of rocks caused by agents of heat, deforming pressure, shearing stress, hot, chemically active fluids, or a combination of these, acting while the rock being changed remains essentially in the solid state. Theoreti...
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16. metamorphism
    Geological term referring to the changes in rocks of the Earth's crust caused by increasing pressure and temperature. The resulting rocks are metamorphic rocks. All metamorphic changes take place in solid rocks. If the rocks melt and then harden, they are considered igneous rocks
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17. Metamorphism
    `Metamorphism` is the solid-state recrystallization of pre-existing rocks due to changes in physical and chemical conditions, primarily heat, pressure, and the introduction of chemically active fluids. Mineralogical, chemical and crystallographic changes can occur during this process. Changes at or ...
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18. Metamorphism
    (album) | Upper caption = Additional cover | Type = studio | Cover = MetamorphismCover2.jpeg | Lower caption = Marble casing --> --> `Metamorphism` is a studio album by Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The release was limited to 1000 copies with the first 500 packaged in a heavy duty m...
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