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2024
anatexis
anatexis
See also:
anatéxis
English
Noun
anatexis
(
uncountable
)
(
geology
)
The
metamorphism
of
plutonic
rock
into
magma
in the lower levels of the
crust
Translations
metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma
Portuguese:
anatexia
f
,
anatexe
f
,
anatéxis
f
Etymology
Via Latin from Greek roots meaning "to melt down"
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