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contact metamorphism

contact metamorphism

Change in rock caused mainly by heat from a nearby magma intrusion.

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English
contact metamorphism
Norwegian
kontaktmetamorfose
Japanese
接触変成作用 — せっしょくへんせいさよう — sesshoku hensei sayō
Korean
접촉 변성 작용 — jeopchok byeonseong jagyong
Spanish
metamorfismo de contacto
French
métamorphisme de contact
German
Kontaktmetamorphose

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