blueschist

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 263 words | Copyright

blueschist Metamorphic rock that has undergone regional metamorphism at low temperatures and high pressures. Blueschists contain abundant blue glaucophane, which is a blue amphibole. Blueschists are usually associated with destructive plate boundary environments.

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