metamorphic
Altered by pressure
Metamorphic describes something that has undergone or relates to transformation.
In geology, metamorphic rock has been changed by heat, pressure, or chemical processes: Marble is metamorphic limestone.
The term extends to any fundamental change in form or structure: the metamorphic stages of insect development.
Related to metamorphosis.
Platy-mineral metamorphic rock
Purification through dissolving and reforming
- foliationLeaf formation process
- lineationDivision into lines
- retrogradeMoving in reverse direction
- progradeSame direction as primary
deformation · porphyroblast · pseudomorph · equilibration · fabric · overprinting · aureole
Complete change of form
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- alterationAct of modifying
- conversionAct of changing states
- recrystallizationPurification through dissolving and reforming
Layered silicate mineral
- garnetRed semiprecious stone
- kyaniteBlue aluminosilicate mineral
- chloriteGreen sheet silicate mineral
- hornblendeCalcium-iron amphibole mineral
talc · serpentine · graphite · feldspar · quartz · calcite · biotite · muscovite
Layered like pages
- bandingAdding decorative strips
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- layeredHaving multiple levels
Measured heat intensity
- pressureForce upon contact
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- strainExcessive stretching force
confining · differential · thermal · depth · subduction · orogeny · tectonic · shear
schist
Platy-mineral metamorphic rock
recrystallization
Purification through dissolving and reforming
- foliationLeaf formation process
- lineationDivision into lines
- retrogradeMoving in reverse direction
prograde · deformation · porphyroblast · pseudomorph · equilibration · fabric · overprinting · aureole
transmutation
Complete change of form
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- alterationAct of modifying
- conversionAct of changing states
mica
Layered silicate mineral
hornblende · talc · serpentine · graphite · feldspar · quartz · calcite · biotite · muscovite · cordierite
foliated
Layered like pages
- bandingAdding decorative strips
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
temperature
Measured heat intensity
- pressureForce upon contact
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- compressionForcing into smaller space
strain · confining · differential · thermal · depth · subduction · orogeny · tectonic · shear · burial
- geologybedrock, fault lines, faults, rock, basalt
- Insect Traitssix-legged, winged, antennae, exoskeleton, segmented
- geologicaligneous, sedimentary, volcanic, tectonic, seismic
- rock featurescliff, cliff face, rock face, crag, overhang
- rock texturescoarse-grained, fine-grained, grainy, gritty, massive
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
metamorphicigneous
Formed from cooled magma
sedimentary · volcanic · plutonic · clastic · magmatic
- metamorphic rockStone transformed by subsurface conditions
- The MetamorphosisNovella about human-to-insect change
- contact metamorphismRock change from adjacent heat
- metamorphic faciesPressure-temperature defined rock types
metamorphosis, metamorphosed, metamorphism, metamorphosing, metamorphoses, metamorphic rock, metamorphic rocks, metamorph