Definition of metamorphic
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: of or relating to metamorphosis
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In Kansas and Oklahoma, the faults are in deep igneous and metamorphic rocks just beneath the sandstone layer used by the injection wells.
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Rising beauty star Issa Rae continues to flex the versatility of her metamorphic good looks.
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As more people come here, seeking opportunity, the city will continue its metamorphic change, gaining some things while losing others.
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This archipelago of five large islands and many small ones stretches for 100 miles, and is characterized by steep-sided mountains of ancient metamorphic gneiss and quartzite, rising up from the sea.
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By the time the storms ended, two massive craters had been scoured into the metamorphic rock.
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Just as microbial fossils can have mineral lookalikes, there are non-biological ways to make graphite lose some of its carbon-13 in metamorphic rocks.
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Based on that relationship, the team calculated the graphite was created at temperatures between 536 and 622 Celsius—a range that’s consistent with the temperatures at which the surrounding metamorphic rocks were transformed.
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Granite gneiss, a metamorphic rock found in the Lower Hudson Valley, was sourced from the land and used to create home’s unique interior rock wall, as well as the three wood-burning fireplaces throughout the home.
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First Known Use of metamorphic
1816
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: formed by the action of pressure, heat, and water that results in a more compact form
- a metamorphic rock
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