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Contact metamorphic rock

A rock classification type
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Charnockitic granite

Kliprand, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
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Clinker, etc.

SĹ‚upiec heap, SĹ‚upiec Mine, Nowa Ruda, KĹ‚odzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Charnockitic granite, etc.

Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
09936850017271952899994.jpg
Charnockitic granite

Kliprand, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
09029000017271952909831.jpg
Clinker, etc.

SĹ‚upiec heap, SĹ‚upiec Mine, Nowa Ruda, KĹ‚odzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
02392210017271952919310.jpg
Charnockitic granite, etc.

Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
09936850017271952899994.jpg
Charnockitic granite

Kliprand, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
09029000017271952909831.jpg
Clinker, etc.

SĹ‚upiec heap, SĹ‚upiec Mine, Nowa Ruda, KĹ‚odzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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About Contact metamorphic rockHide

Metamorphic rock formed at a local extent with country rocks around emplaced magma bodies at any depth and both continental and oceanic settings.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
50122
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50122:2

Classification of Contact metamorphic rockHide

Sub-divisions of Contact metamorphic rockHide

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:
Neochaotian to Paleogene : ~4600 Ma to 53.6 ± 0.8 Ma - based on 7 recorded ages.

Synonyms of Contact metamorphic rockHide

Other Language Names for Contact metamorphic rockHide

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