Under conditions of increasing temperature (or increasing temperature and pressure), the existing rock melts and fuses to form new magma; this process is called anatexis. In general, the anatexis process does not involve the addition of new materials. The process is characterized by sequential melting from low-melting point minerals (such as feldspar and quartz) to high-melting point minerals.
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(2020). Anatexis. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_56
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