Recrystallization and related phenomena that occur during thermomechanical processing of all types of crystalline materials are areas of intensive research. However, particular subject matters of research differ depending on scientific discipline. In geology, recrystallization is a process that occurs during natural deformation of rocks and minerals subjected to high temperature and pressure. Grains, atoms or molecules can be packed closer together. Under the influence of these metamorphic processes, new mineral grains can be created in crystalline form. Analysis of the consequences of these processes is often used for quantification in geochronology
