metamorphic rock oor Afrikaans

metamorphic rock

naamwoord

(geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface

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metamorfe gesteente

one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth

Metamorfe gesteente

rock resulting from a process called metamorphism; metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form"