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metamorphic rocks

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004047

A metamorphic crystalline rock having a closely foliated structure divisible along approximately parallel planes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004047
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsschists; slates
ReferencesBurns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsorocks; serpentinite; quartzite; gneiss
TranslationsSpanish: rocas metamórficas
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004047",
  "term": "metamorphic rocks",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A metamorphic crystalline rock having a closely foliated structure divisible along approximately parallel planes.",
  "synonyms": [
    "schists",
    "slates"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "rocks",
    "serpentinite",
    "quartzite",
    "gneiss"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "rocas metamórficas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/metamorphic-rocks/"
}

Record 4,047 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.