ultrametamorphism

English

Etymology

ultra- + metamorphism

Noun

ultrametamorphism (uncountable)

  1. The process of metamorphism at extreme temperatures and pressures where rocks are partially heated to magma, to which the affected rocks then become metamorphic after fusing.
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