Protolith
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title:
Protolith
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A protolith is the original, unmetamorphosed rock from which a given metamorphic rock is formed. For example, the protolith of a slate is a shale or mudstone. Metamorphic rocks can be derived from any other kind of non-metamorphic rock and thus there is a wide variety of protoliths. Identifying a protolith is a major aim of metamorphic geology. Protoliths are non-metamorphic rocks and have no protoliths themselves. The non-metamorphic rocks fall into two classes: sedimentary rocks, formed from s
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protolith
date created:
2005-07-13T09:52:40Z
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2024-09-03T10:55:59Z
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