metamorphic
adjective
geologyspecializeduk/ˌmet.əˈmɔː.fɪk/us/ˌmet̬.əˈmɔːr.fɪk/(ofrock)changedinto a newformandstructureby verygreatheatandpressure:
(岩石)变质的(因高温、高压变成了一种新的形状和结构)Slate andgneissare metamorphicrocks.板岩和片麻岩都是变质岩。
Compare
igneous
sedimentary
Geology: types of rock
- arenaceous
- arenite
- asthenosphere
- asthenospheric
- basaltic
- borax
- chalk
- emery
- feldspar
- flint
- lahar
- limestone
- lodestone
- magma
- marcasite
- marl
- marmoreal
- pumice
- pumice stone
- soapstone