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noun
Geology
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metamorphism, usually occurring deep under the earth's surface, that changes simple minerals to complex minerals.
Compare
katamorphism
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Origin:
1830–40;
ana-
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-morphism
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ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass
process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves
single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition
process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves
capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces
to dissolve out soluble constituents from ashes and soil by percolation
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anamorphism
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intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density
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