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metasomatic
1. The process by which the chemical composition of a rock is changed by interaction with fluids; replacement of one mineral by another without melting.
2. The gradual change in rock structure caused by the natural replacement of chemicals through interaction with liquids or gases.
3. Etymology: from meta-, "beside, after" + Greek sōmat-, "body".
2. The gradual change in rock structure caused by the natural replacement of chemicals through interaction with liquids or gases.
3. Etymology: from meta-, "beside, after" + Greek sōmat-, "body".
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soma-, som-, somat-, somato-, -soma, -some, -somus, -somia, -somic, -somal, -somite, -somatous, -somatia, -somatic
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