Metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rock
Rock formed by solid-state mineralogical, chemical and/or structural changes to a pre-existing rock, in response to marked changes in temperature, pressure, shearing stress and chemical environment; generally at depth in the crust.
Jackson 1997
Broader Terms
More specific terms
- NT4 ↓ Amphibolite
- NT4 ↓ Eclogite
- NT4 ↓ Foliated metamorphic rock ►
- NT4 ↓ Granofels
- NT4 ↓ Hornfels
- NT4 ↓ Marble
- NT4 ↓ Migmatite
- NT4 ↓ Quartzite
- NT4 ↓ Serpentinite
