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PARA ROCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Petrography
DEF

Metamorphic rocks that have been derived from sediments, for example, paragneiss.

OBS

para-: Prefix often used in names of metamorphic rocks derived from sedimentary parent rocks; in contrast, rocks derived from igneous parent rocks may be designated by the prefix ortho-.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[...] roche métamorphique [...] d'origine sédimentaire.

CONT

Si le métamorphisme [...] a affecté des roches sédimentaires, on parle de roches para-métamorphiques; [...]

Spanish

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