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Metamorphic vs Scapolite - What's the difference?

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In context|mineralogy|lang=en terms the difference between metamorphic and scapolite

is that metamorphic is (mineralogy) a rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure while scapolite is (mineralogy) any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks.

As nouns the difference between metamorphic and scapolite

is that metamorphic is (mineralogy) a rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure while scapolite is (mineralogy) any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks.

As an adjective metamorphic

is (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).

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

    scapolite

    English

    (wikipedia scapolite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks