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Amphibolite vs Migmatite - What's the difference?

amphibolite | migmatite |

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between amphibolite and migmatite

is that amphibolite is (geology) any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc while migmatite is (geology) any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.

As nouns the difference between amphibolite and migmatite

is that amphibolite is (geology) any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc while migmatite is (geology) any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.

amphibolite

English

Noun

(wikipedia amphibolite) (en noun)
  • (geology) Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.

    • Related terms

    * amphibolitic

    migmatite

    English

    (wikipedia migmatite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) Any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 163:
  • *:More specifically, many of these rocks are described as migmatites , in which the pink veins seem to blend insensibly into a kind of swirling granite.