Metamorphic rock

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock

Descripción

Rocks that result from the alteration of pre-existing rocks in response to changing environmental conditions, such as variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress, and the addition or subtraction of chemical components. The pre-existing rocks may be igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks.

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URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011437

Otros términos

  • 變質岩 [zh]
  • metamorf gesteente [nl]
  • roche métamorphique [fr]
  • roca metamórfica [es]
  • biàn zhí yán [zh]
  • bian zhi yan [zh]
  • pien chih yan [zh]
  • metamorphic rocks [en]
  • metamorphic stone [en]
  • rock, metamorphic [en]
  • rocks, metamorphic [en]
  • stone, metamorphic [en]
  • 變質石 [zh]
  • roches métamorphiques [fr]
  • roche cristallophyllienne [fr]