geobarometer
/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)bəˈrɒmɪtə/Geology
noun
A mineral or mineral assemblage whose chemical composition or stability range is sensitive to pressure, so it may be used as a guide to the pressure under which the rock containing it was formed.
Origin
1920s (in an earlier sense). From geo- + barometer.
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