Definitions

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  • noun geology The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust

Etymologies

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Via Latin from Greek roots meaning "to melt down"

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Examples

  • From igneous petrology: anatexis = fusion = melting

    microscopic is tinier than miniscule 2009

  • Rossing-type high tonnage low-grade uranium as well as classic vein-type models may be considered in association with numerous anatexis granites occurring within paragneisses of the LaGuiche Basin.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • A Rossing-type (8\% of the world production) large volume uranium model is considered in association with numerous anatexis-granites occurring within the LaGuiche paragneisses.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

  • A Rossing-type (8\% of the world production) large volume uranium model is considered in association with numerous anatexis-granites occurring within the LaGuiche paragneisses.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

  • A Rossing-type (8\% of the world production) large volume uranium model is considered in association with numerous anatexis-granites occurring within the LaGuiche paragneisses.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

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