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AUTOMETAMORPHISM [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Mineralogy
DEF

The metamorphism of an igneous rock by the action of its own volatile fluids, such as the formation of spilite from basalt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Processus de transformation des roches magmatiques qui se refroidissent sous l'action de leurs propres fluides, ces derniers entraînant l'évolution de certains minéraux vers des formes plus hydratées.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «automorphisme» (qualité d'un minéral ou d'un cristal automorphe ou idiomorphe).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Mineralogía
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