Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Metamorphic Rocks

Those rocks, including gneiss, mica-schist, clay-slate, marble, and the like, which have become more or less crystalline.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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