Synonyms:
metamorphic
Meaning: characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance
Synonyms:
metamorphic, metamorphous
Meaning: of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks); "metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish"
Usage examples
Why do metamorphic rocks appear on the surface to-day?
These few examples must suffice of the great class of metamorphic rocks.
MICA SCHIST, the most common of schists, and in fact of all metamorphic rocks, is composed of mica and quartz in alternating wavy folia.
These processes are known as METAMORPHISM, and the rocks affected, whether originally sedimentary or igneous, are called METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
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