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metavolcanic

metavolcanic adjective: being or relating to a type of metamorphic rock originally produced by a volcano, either as lava or tephra, then buried and subjected to high pressures and temperatures, causing it to recrystallize.

Adjective

metavolcanic (not comparable)

  1. Being or relating to a type of metamorphic rock originally produced by a volcano, either as lava or tephra, then buried and subjected to high pressures and temperatures, causing it to recrystallize.
    • Metavolcanic rock is commonly found in greenstone belts.

Origin of metavolcanic

From meta- + volcanic.

Questions about metavolcanic

What does metavolcanic mean?
Metavolcanic means being or relating to a type of metamorphic rock originally produced by a volcano, either as lava or tephra, then buried and subjected to high pressures and temperatures, causing it to recrystallize.
What part of speech is metavolcanic?
Metavolcanic is an adjective.

Words near metavolcanic in the dictionary

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  3. metaviruses
  4. metavivianite
  5. metavocabulary
  6. metavolcanic
  7. metavolcanics
  8. metavoltine
  9. metawaveguide
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