metamorphic facies series
metamorphic facies series
[¦med·ə¦mȯr·fik ′fā·shēz ‚sir·ēz] (petrology)
A group of metamorphic facies characteristic of an individual area, represented in a pressure-temperature diagram by a curve or group of curves illustrating the range of the different types of metamorphism and metamorphic facies.
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