Metamorphism (Crossword clue)

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• The change or alteration in a rock caused by exterior agencies
• A pronounced change in the constitution of rock effected by pressure
• The process by which rocks are changed by heating and / or squashing
• When a pre-existing rock is chemically or physically altered by heat
• Metamorphosis require heat, pressure and time and is an extension of lithification
• The process by which the form or structure of rocks is changed by heat and pressure
• Changes in the structure and texture of snow grains which results from variations in temperature
• Changes over time, in the composition and structure of rocks caused by pressure and temperature
• The changes of mineralogy and texture imposed on a rock by pressure and temperature in the Earth's i
• Changes in the structure and texture of snow grains which result from variations in temperature
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