Metamorphic (disambiguation)

Metamorphic can mean:

Computing

Science

  • Metamorphic rock, rocks that have been transformed by extreme heat and pressure
  • Metamorphic core complex, exposures of deep crust exhumed in association with largely amagmatic extension
  • Metamorphic reaction, a chemical reaction that takes place during the geological process of metamorphism
  • Metamorphic facies, a set of metamorphic mineral assemblages that are formed under similar pressures and temperatures
  • Metamorphic zone, an area where, as a result of metamorphism, the same combination of minerals occurs in the bed rocks

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