Metamorphic vs Igneous - What's the difference?
metamorphic | igneous |
(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.
(mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.
Pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance
(geology) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are igneous rocks