metamorphic
metamorphic 英 [ˌmetəˈmɔ:fɪk] 美 [ˌmetəˈmɔrfɪk]
adj. 变质的；
- Metamorphic things have experienced some kind of transformation or change. A metamorphic rock, for example, started out as a different kind of rock and was transformed with heat or pressure.
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- adj. 变质的；
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1. metamorphic minerals, which form at high temperatures and pressures underground, can become heavy, brightly colored sands like these.
在地底的高温高压下，一些变质矿物会变成这样较重的，色泽明亮的沙粒。
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2. Rather than matching the ages of the zircons, the researchers note, the ages of the inclusions matched the ages of the metamorphic minerals surrounding the zircons.
研究人员发现，这些包体的年代与锆石样本周围的变质矿物的年代相当，而与包裹它们的锆石样本年代不符。
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3. Daniels says Western Australia's metamorphic rocks contain more iron than the igneous rocks on the east coast, making some of the beaches a more orangey-red colour.
丹尼尔说澳大利亚西海岸的变质岩比东海岸的岩浆岩含铁成分高，因此沙滩呈现橙红色。
- metamorphic (adj.) 1833 (Lyell) in the geological sense, in reference to rock whose form has been changed by heat or pressure, from metamorphosis + -ic. Earlier (1816) in non-technical sense "characterized by change."
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