Migmatite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪɡmətʌɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Migmatite is a noun meaning (geology) Any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.
Meaning
(geology) Any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.
Example Sentences
More specifically, many of these rocks are described as migmatites, in which the pink veins seem to blend insensibly into a kind of swirling granite.
Word Forms
- migmatites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include migmatization, agmatite, metasomatite, chorismite, pegmatite, granulite.
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