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What is metamorphism?
What is metamorphism?
- Only mineralogical changes in response to physicochemical environment
- Mineralogical and/or textural changes in response to physicochemical environment (correct)
- Chemical changes in response to physicochemical environment
- Only textural changes in response to physicochemical environment
What is a key condition for a change in a rock to be described as 'metamorphic'?
What is a key condition for a change in a rock to be described as 'metamorphic'?
- Occur in the solid state and be isochemical (correct)
- Take place at conditions below diagenesis
- Involve significant chemical changes
- Occur only in the liquid state
What is the process by which rocks are transformed into metamorphic rocks?
What is the process by which rocks are transformed into metamorphic rocks?
- Subjected only to pressure
- Subjected to heat, pressure, and chemically active fluids (correct)
- Subjected only to chemically inactive fluids
- Subjected only to heat
Metamorphic rocks can be transformed from which types of rocks?
Metamorphic rocks can be transformed from which types of rocks?
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What does the term 'metamorphism' literally mean?
What does the term 'metamorphism' literally mean?
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