migmatites

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A form of migmatite — Any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of migmatite
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