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protolith
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protolith [′prōd·ə‚lith]
(petrology)
The original, unmetamorphosed rock from which a given metamorphic rock is formed.
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Dolostone or magnesite-bearing rocks are the most favourable protoliths because they provide in situ sources of magnesia.
Brucite--Industrial Mineral with a future by Simandl, George J.; Paradis, Suzanne; Irvine, Melanie / Geoscience Canada
The assemblage of belt-form tectonic blocks and sheets of the granulite and amphibolite facies consists mainly of igneous--mafic, intermediate, and felsic volcanic and intrusive protoliths (Puura 1980; Puura et al.
Orogenic structures of the Precambrian basement of Estonia as ... by All, Tarmo; Puura, Vaino; Vaher, Rein / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
Additional information on the protoliths of the metamorphic rocks has been obtained studying typologies of zircons (Konsa 1986; Konsa & Puura 1999).
Svecofennian metamorphic zones in the basement of Estonia/Eesti ... by Puura, Vaino; Hints, Rutt; Huhma, Hannu; Klein, Vello; Konsa, Mare; Kuldkepp, Reedik; Manttari, Irme / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
 
 
 
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