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unmetamorphized

/ˌʌnmɛtəˈmɔː(r.fəˌrʌɪzd/

unmetamorphized adjective: not metamorphosed; referring to rocks or sediments that have not undergone metamorphism, retaining their original mineral assemblage and texture. Often used in geological descriptions contrasting unmetamorphized material with metamorphic equivalents.

Adjective

unmetamorphized (not comparable)

  1. Not metamorphosed; referring to rocks or sediments that have not undergone metamorphism, retaining their original mineral assemblage and texture. Often used in geological descriptions contrasting unmetamorphized material with metamorphic equivalents.
    • The Avalon terrane appears as a block to be relatively undeformed and unmetamorphized during the Variscan orogeny.1990, Bertrand Pinet, C. Bois, Christian Bois, International Lithosphere Program, editors, The Potential of Deep Seismic Profiling for Hydrocarbon Exploration Proceedings of the 5th IFP Exploration...
    • The oldest unmetamorphized focks, the earliest that could contain and fossils, actually do.1997, Stan Franklin, Artificial Minds, BRADFORD BOOK, page 167
    Synonyms:
    protolith

Synonyms of unmetamorphized

Origin of unmetamorphized

From un- + metamorphized.

Questions about unmetamorphized

What does unmetamorphized mean?
Unmetamorphized means not metamorphosed; referring to rocks or sediments that have not undergone metamorphism, retaining their original mineral assemblage and texture. Often used in geological descriptions contrasting unmetamorphized material with metamorphic equivalents.
What part of speech is unmetamorphized?
Unmetamorphized is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unmetamorphized?
Unmetamorphized is pronounced /ˌʌnmɛtəˈmɔː(r.fəˌrʌɪzd/.

Words near unmetamorphized in the dictionary

  1. unmetallic
  2. unmetallick
  3. unmetallized
  4. unmetallurgical
  5. unmetamorphic
  6. unmetamorphized
  7. unmetamorphosed
  8. unmetaphoric
  9. unmetaphorical
  10. unmetaphorically
  11. unmetaphysic

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