-
remains solid.
Synonyms of the word
metasomatism are
metasomatosis and
metasomatic process. The word
metasomatose can be used as a name for
specific varieties...
- in blueschist-grade
metamorphic terranes. It is
found in
isolated metasomatically altered rock
units within serpentinite ****ociated with
subduction zone...
-
temperature environments. The
hydrothermal fluids ****ociated with the
metasomatic processes can
originate from a
variety of sources; magmatic, metamorphic...
-
foliation structures. The
dominant green epidote in
unakite rocks is the
metasomatic alteration product of
plagioclase feldspar,
while the
orthoclase and...
-
formula AlPO4 or Al(PO4)) is a rare high-temperature
hydrothermal or
metasomatic phosphate mineral. It has the same
crystal structure as
quartz with a...
- albite, muscovite, biotite, and tourmaline.
Beryl is
sometimes found in
metasomatic contacts of
igneous intrusions with gneiss, schist, or
carbonate rocks...
- A calc–silicate rock is a rock
produced by
metasomatic alteration of
existing rocks in
which calcium silicate minerals, such as
diopside and wollastonite...
- The
Cornubian batholith is a
large m**** of
granite rock,
formed about 280
million years ago,
which lies
beneath much of
Cornwall and
Devon in the South...
-
present during metamorphism or magmatism. Conversely,
these fluids may
metasomatically alter a rock,
introducing new Rb and Sr into the rock (generally during...
- surface,
known as the asthenosphere.
Diamonds in the
mantle form
through a
metasomatic process where a C–O–H–N–S
fluid or melt
dissolves minerals in a rock...
