endurmyndun
Endurmyndun is the geological process by which existing rocks or minerals undergo physical and chemical changes to form new mineral assemblages and textures. The term combines endur-, meaning again or anew, with myndun, meaning formation. In petrology, endurmyndun is primarily associated with metamorphism, a set of processes driven by variations in temperature, pressure and the presence of chemically active fluids.
The mechanisms of endurmyndun include recrystallization, where minerals grow into new grains without melting, mineral phase
Endurmyndun occurs in several settings: regional metamorphism associated with large-scale tectonic forces, contact metamorphism adjacent to
The study of endurmyndun helps reconstruct tectonic histories and crustal evolution, and it distinguishes metamorphic rocks