Unmetamorphized

//ˌʌnmɛtəˈmɔː(r.fəˌrʌɪzd// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not metamorphosed; referring to rocks or sediments that have not undergone metamorphism, retaining their original mineral assemblage and texture. Often used in geological descriptions contrasting unmetamorphized material with metamorphic equivalents. not-comparable

    "The Avalon terrane appears as a block to be relatively undeformed and unmetamorphized during the Variscan orogeny."

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protolith

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"The Avalon terrane appears as a block to be relatively undeformed and unmetamorphized during the Variscan orogeny."

Etymology

From un- + metamorphized.

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