Metabasalt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metabasalt is a noun meaning An amphibolite produced from a basalt by metamorphism.
Meaning
An amphibolite produced from a basalt by metamorphism.
Example Sentences
The abundant basalt and metabasalt clasts in sandstone and conglomerate of the Jansen Creek Member were most likely derived from the locally metamorphosed basalt in the Metchosin Volcanics that crops out along the southern margin of Vancouver Island
Word Forms
- metabasalts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metabasite, basalte, amphibolite, metasomatite, orthoamphibolite, ampholite.
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