Abukama-type metamorphism

From: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | Date: 1999| Author: AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY | Copyright information

Abukama-type metamorphism The recrystallization of rocks under a high geothermal gradient so that at any given temperature the pressure is relatively low. The term originally referred to a belt of metamorphic rocks stretching ...

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