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Metamorphic vs Celsian - What's the difference?

metamorphic | celsian |

In mineralogy terms the difference between metamorphic and celsian

is that metamorphic is a rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure while celsian is an uncommon monoclinic feldspar mineral, barium aluminosilicate, found in contact metamorphic rocks with significant barium content.

metamorphic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (geology) Having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).
  • Of or relating to the (Metamorphic Technique), a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.

    • Related terms

    * orthometamorphic * parametamorphic English adjectives

    celsian

    English

    (wikipedia celsian)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineralogy) An uncommon monoclinic feldspar mineral, barium aluminosilicate, found in contact metamorphic rocks with significant barium content.

    • Derived terms

    * hexacelsian * paracelsian