Metamorphic rock
A rock classification type
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About Metamorphic rock
Any rock derived from preexisting rocks by mineralogical, chemical, and/or structural changes, essentially in the solid state, in response to marked changes in temperature, pressure, shearing stress, and chemical environment, generally at depth in the Earth's crust.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
51421
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51421:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
90a5da18-8997-4a6a-8e01-bc6d7a32d16a
Classification of Metamorphic rock
- Rock
- Metamorphic rock
Sub-divisions of Metamorphic rock
- Metamorphic rock
- Calc-schist
- Catawbarite
- Diaphthorite
- Epidotite
- Leptite
- Metamafic-rock
- Porphyroid
- Pyrometamorphic rock
- Queluzite
- Restite
- Tectonite
- Meta-igneous rock
- Metadolerite
- Metavolcanic rock
- Metadacite
- Metarhyodacite
- Meta-alkali-feldspar-rhyolite
- Metarhyolite
- Meta-alkali-feldspar-trachyte
- Metabasaltic-trachyandesite
- Metafoid-bearing-alkali-feldspar-trachyte
- Metafoid-bearing-trachyte
- Metaquartz-alkali-feldspar-trachyte
- Metaquartz-latite
- Metaquartz-trachyte
- Metatrachyandesite
- Metafoid-bearing-latite
- Metalatite
- Metatrachybasalt
- Metatrachydacite
- Metatrachyte
- Meta-andesite
- Metabasaltic-andesite
- Metabasalt
- Metabasanitic-foidite
- Metafoidite
- Metaphonolitic-foidite
- Metatephritic-foidite
- Metaphonolite
- Metatephritic-phonolite
- Metabasanite
- Metaphonolitic-basanite
- Metaphonolitic-tephrite
- Metatephrite
- Meta-ultramafitite
- Metaplutonic rock
- Metaquartzolite
- Metaquartz-rich-granitic-rock
- Meta-alkali-feldspar-granite
- Metagranite
- Metagranodiorite
- Metatonalite
- Meta-alkali-feldspar-syenite
- Metafoid-bearing-alkaki-feldspar-syenite
- Metafoid-bearing-monzonite
- Metafoid-bearing-syenite
- Metamonzonite
- Metaquartz-alkali-feldspar-syenite
- Metaquartz-monzonite
- Metaquartz-syenite
- Metasyenite
- Metafoid-bearing-diorite
- Metafoid-bearing-monzodiorite
- Metamonzodiorite
- Metaquartz-diorite
- Meta coarse-grained-ultramafic-rock
- Metaquartz-monzodiorite
- Metagabbro
- Metadiorite
- Serpentinite
- Talc-rock
- Hornblende-rock
- Amphibole-rock
- Pyroxene-rock
- Meta unclassified glassy metaigneous rock
- Meta exotic-crystalline-igneous-rock
- Metaporphyry
- Metasedimentary rock
- Killas
- Metamanganolite
- Meta clastic-sedimentary-rock
- Metacarbonate-rock
- Metadolostone
- Metadolomite-mudstone
- Meta-ankerite-mudstone
- Metadolomite-wackestone
- Meta-ankerite-wackestone
- Metadolomite-packstone
- Meta-ankerite-packstone
- Metadolomite-grainstone
- Meta-ankerite-grainstone
- Metadolomite-boundstone
- Meta-ankerite-boundstone
- Metadolomite-framestone
- Meta-ankerite-framestone
- Metadolomite-pseudosparstone
- Meta-ankerite-pseudosparstone
- Metadolomite-sparstone
- Meta-ankerite-sparstone
- Metadolomite-microsparstone
- Meta-ankerite-microsparstone
- Metadolomite-microstone
- Meta-ankerite-microstone
- Meta-ooid-dolostone
- Metapisoid-dolostone
- Meta-oncoid-dolostone
- Metamicrooncoid-dolostone
- Metapeloid-dolostone
- Metamagnesite-stone
- Metadolostone
- Metaphosphorite
- Meta-ironstone
- Meta organic-rich-rock
- Meta-evaporite
- Metasiliceous-rock
- Metalaterite
- Metavolcaniclastic rock
- High-grade metamorphic rock
- Very low to low-grade metamorphic rock
- Gneiss
- Cordierite gneiss
- Cordierite-garnet gneiss
- Gabbro gneiss
- Hornblende-plagioclase gneiss
- Leucogneiss
- Muscovite gneiss
- Mylonite gneiss
- Nepheline-bearing-syenite gneiss
- Rhyolite-gneiss
- Syenite gneiss
- Paragneiss
- Orthogneiss
- Banded gneiss
- Augen gneiss
- Agmatitic gneiss
- Lineated gneiss
- Hornblende gneiss
- Glaucophane gneiss
- Riebeckite-quartz-feldspar gneiss
- Glaucophane gabbro gneiss
- Biotite gneiss
- Pyroxene-olivine gneiss
- Orthopyroxene-bearing garnet-diopside gneiss
- Kyanite-bearing grossular-clinopyroxene gneiss
- Garnet-quartz-plagioclase gneiss
- Quartz-plagioclase-mica gneiss
- Quartz-feldspar gneiss
- Garnet-biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss
- Granodiorite gneiss
- Granitic gneiss
- Composite gneiss
- Granofels
- Metacarbonate rock
- Cipolin
- Metacalcareous mudstone
- Marble
- Metalimestone
- Metalime-mudstone
- Metalime-wackestone
- Metalime-packstone
- Metalime-grainstone
- Metalime-boundstone
- Metalime-framestone
- Metalime-pseudosparstone
- Metalime-sparstone
- Metalime-microsparstone
- Metalime-microstone
- Meta-ooid-limestone
- Metapisoid-limestone
- Meta-oncoid-limestone
- Metamicrooncoid-limestone
- Metapeloid-limestone
- Metachalk
- Carbonate-silicate rock
- Calc-silicate rock
- Ophicarbonate
- Schist
- Contact metamorphic rock
- Metasomatic-rock
- Astorite
- Beresite-listvenite
- Epidotite
- Kaolinitized granite
- Replacement phosphorite
- Rosalinda
- Tourmalinite
- Fenite
- Adinole
- Greisen
- Skarn
- Rodingite
- Beresite
- Listvenite
- Aceite
- Charoitite
- Unakite
- Propylite
- Secondary-quartzite
- Gumberite
- Argillisite
- Chloritolite
- Fault-related alkaline metasomatite
- Albitite
- Boetonite
- Hydrothermal breccia
- Epidosite
- Fault-rock
- Impactite
- Coronite
- Epidiorite
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