Transformism

Japanese: transformism
Transformism

...Granitic rocks are rocks that have a different chemical composition and structure from granite (such as sandstone or mudstone) and are transformed into granite by the inflow and outflow of materials without going through a molten state (magma). They are also called transformation. Granite is the second most common rock on the Earth's surface after basalt, and is found in large quantities in the cores of stable continents (shields) and in the central axes of surrounding orogenic belts.

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Japanese:

…花コウ岩とは異なる化学組成と組織をもつ岩石(たとえば砂岩や泥岩)から溶融状態(マグマ)を経ずに物質の出入りによって花コウ岩に変化する一群の過程の総称である。トランスフォーミズムtransformismともいう。花コウ岩は玄武岩に次いで地表によく見られる岩石であり,とくに安定大陸(楯状地)の中核部や周辺の造山帯の中軸部に大量に出現している。…

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