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metamorphic rock

rock arising from metamorphism of original rock under high heat and pressure
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metamorphic rock

Summary

metamorphic rock is a rock type[1]. It draws 1,927 Wikipedia views per month (rock_type category, ranking #3 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • metamorphic rock's instance of is recorded as rock type[3].
  • metamorphic rock is a type of rock[4].
  • metamorphic rock's Commons category is recorded as Metamorphic rocks[5].
  • metamorphic rock's has cause is recorded as metamorphism[6].
  • metamorphic rock's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metamorphic rocks[7].
  • metamorphic rock's Commons gallery is recorded as Metamorphic rock[8].
  • metamorphic rock's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • metamorphic rock's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • metamorphic rock's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[11].
  • metamorphic rock's different from is recorded as sedimentary rock[12].
  • metamorphic rock's different from is recorded as igneous rock[13].
  • metamorphic rock's studied by is recorded as metamorphic petrology[14].
  • metamorphic rock's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002017[15].
  • metamorphic rock's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

Body

Definition and Type

metamorphic rock's instance of is recorded as rock type[3]. It is a type of rock[4].

Why It Matters

metamorphic rock draws 1,927 Wikipedia views per month (rock_type category, ranking #3 of 11).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → sedimentary rock, igneous rock
    Subclass of → rock
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17985, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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