metavolcanic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being or relating to a type of metamorphic rock originally produced by a volcano, either as lava or tephra, then buried and subjected to high pressures and temperatures, causing it to recrystallize.

Word forms

metavolcanic

Etymology

From meta- + volcanic.

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