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When it is possible to determine the original volcanic rock type from the properties of the metavolcanic rock (particularly if the degree of metamorphism is slight), the rock is more precisely named by appylying the prefix
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Metamorphic Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of Terms: Recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks
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Schmid, R.; Fettes, D.; Harte, B.; Davis, E.; Desmons, J. (2007). "How to name a metamorphic rock.".
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to the original rock type. For example, a weakly metamorphosed
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volcanic rock
metamorphism
volcano
lava
tephra
recrystallize
basalt
metabasalt
tuff
greenstone belts
Metasedimentary rock
"Geologic units containing Metavolcanic rock"
United States Geological Survey
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0922152349
Metamorphic Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of Terms: Recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks
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9781405107778
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metamorphic rock
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Metamorphic rocks
Volcanic rocks

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