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THERMAL METAMORPHISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Metamorphism in rocks that is produced by heat but is not the result of dynamic action or of volcanic emanations.

CONT

... asbestos vein formation occurred some time after peak thermal metamorphism ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Ce métamorphisme est exceptionnel et ne se rencontre guère qu'au contact des laves et aux lieux d'incendie de houillères [...]. Le thermométamorphisme ne prend une grande importance théorique que dans les études des enclaves retenues dans les roches volcaniques.

CONT

[...] la formation des veines d'amiante s'est produite après la phase la plus intense du thermométamorphisme [...]

Spanish

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