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Anatexis logo #21000 Anatexis (via Latin from Greek roots meaning `to melt down`) in geology, refers to the differential, or partial, melting of rocks, especially in the forming of metamorphic rocks such as migmatites. ==General Overview== ===Optimum Temperature Conditions for Crustal Melting=== In order to have partial melting in the middle to lower continental cru.....
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anatexis logo #21003in geology, the differential, or partial, melting of rocks. Each mineral in a rock has its own melting temperature, which is decreased to varying ... [1 related articles]
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anatexis logo #21199the process by which igneous rock remelts into magma.
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