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Meaning of unmetamorphized | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2
/ˌʌnmɛtəˈmɔː(r.fəˌrʌɪzd/

Definitions

Not metamorphosed; referring to rocks or sediments that have not undergone metamorphism, retaining their original mineral assemblage and texture. Often used in geological descriptions contrasting unmetamorphized material with metamorphic equivalents.

not-comparable

Examples

“The Avalon terrane appears as a block to be relatively undeformed and unmetamorphized during the Variscan orogeny.”
“The oldest unmetamorphized focks, the earliest that could contain and fossils, actually do.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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