Metamorphic rock
Esquema
Jerarquía
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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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]