(petrology) Metamorphism that results from temperature-controlled and induced chemical reconstitution of preexisting rocks, with little influence of pressure. Also known as thermometamorphism.
thermal metamorphism
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| Brucite (mineralogy and petrology) |
| Metamorphism (mineralogy and petrology) |
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