Ultrametamorphism


[uhl-truh-met-uh-mawr-fiz-uh m] /ˌʌl trəˌmɛt əˈmɔr fɪz əm/
noun, Geology.
1.
metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.

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