1) Metamorphic rock
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Skarns (tactites in American English) are calcium-bearing silicate rocks of any age. Skarns are most often formed at the contact zone between intrusions of granitic magma bodies and carbonate sedimentary rocks such as limestone and dolostone. Hot waters derived from the granitic magma are rich in silica, iron, aluminium, and magnesium. These fluid...
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in geology, metamorphic zone developed in the contact area around igneous rock intrusions when carbonate sedimentary rocks are invaded by large ... [6 related articles]
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Skarn is a calcite rock formed from pre-existent limestone and dolostone when molten magma escapes from the Earth's mantle and becomes injected into the upper crust where it forms igneous intrusions altering the existing rocks by its heat.
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Name for the metamorphic rocks surrounding an igneous intrusive where it comes in contact with a limestone or dolostone formation.
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Limestones that have been altered to form a variety of minerals, including epidote, olivine, vesuvianite and ungrandite garnets, together with some ore minerals and boron-bearing minerals such as tourmaline.
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Name for the metamorphic rocks surrounding an igneous intrusive where it comes in contact with a limestone or dolostone formation.
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