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  1. 1. n. An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization. Source: opted
  2. 2. An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization. -- Met`a*so*mat"ic, a. Source: webster
  3. 3. An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving achemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; --opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply arecrystallization.-- Met`a*so*mat"ic, a. Source: adambom
  4. 4. n. An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization. Source: ecdict

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