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DYNAMIC METAMORPHISM [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A form of dynamic regional metamorphism concentrated along narrow belts of shearing or crushing without an appreciable rise in temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Le dynamométamorphisme déforme et écrase les roches, mais ne développe pas ou peu de minéraux nouveaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Metamorfismo de extensión local asociado con zonas de falla o zonas de cillaza que conlleva una reducción del tamaño de grano, y formación de rocas denominadas milonitas y cataclasitas.

OBS

Metamorfismo restringido a zonas de fallas y a la deformación consecuente.

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