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metamorphic rock Metamorphic basement rock Shale Metamorphosism high-grade metamorphic rock metamorphic

Rock altered by pressure and heat WordNet 3.0

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Rock altered by pressure and heat WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock in a process called metamorphism. Wikipedia

Rock arising from metamorphism, in which an original rock is subjected to heat and pressure causing profound physical or chemical change Wikidata

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. Wiktionary

One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth. Wiktionary (translation)

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