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Metastable , metastable Applied to a phase which is apparently stable but is capable of reaction if disturbed, a state usually due to the slowness of a system to… Diagenesis , diagenesis All the changes that take place in a sediment at low temperature and pressure after deposition. With increasing temperature and pressure,… Isotherm , Isotherm
Isotherms are lines that connect points of equal temperature on weather maps, so at every point along a given isotherm the temperature value… Shock Metamorphism , Except for certain laboratory experiments and outdoor detonations of high explosives (including nuclear weapons), evidence of shock metamorphic condi… Pressure Melting , pressure melting The melting of ice in response to stress. It comes about because the freezing temperature of water falls as pressure increases, at a… Thermometer , A thermometer is a device that registers the temperature of a substance relative to some agreed upon standard. Thermometers use changes in the physic…
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