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Overprinting is a geological process that leaves marks altering the marks of an earlier process. Examples include various phases of deformation of rocks in such a way that the initial structures are modified, sometimes even beyond recognition.

Geochemical signatures can also be overprinted when the geochemistry of a geological body is changed by eliminating or modifying the earlier geochemical signature.

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+{{Short description|Geological process that leaves marks altering the marks of an earlier process}}
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 [[image:Orthogneiss Geopark.jpg|thumb|In this [[orthogneiss]] from the [[Czech Republic]] the original [[igneous rock|igneous]] [[rock texture]] has been overprinted by [[foliation (geology)|foliation]] associated with [[metamorphism]].]]
-'''Overprinting''' refers to a [[geology|geological]] process that leaves marks altering the marks of an earlier process. Examples include various phases of [[Deformation (mechanics)|deformation]] of rocks in such a way that the initial structures are modified, sometimes even beyond recognition.
+'''Overprinting''' is a [[geology|geological]] process that leaves marks altering the marks of an earlier process. Examples include various phases of [[Deformation (mechanics)|deformation]] of rocks in such a way that the initial structures are modified, sometimes even beyond recognition.
 [[Geochemistry|Geochemical]] signatures can also be overprinted when the geochemistry of a geological body is changed by eliminating or modifying the earlier geochemical signature.
 [[Category:Geological processes]]