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Pressure does not change the temperature of rocks, but it does change the melting point. A rock that is under a lot of pressure, even if it is very hot, will stay solid, even if that same rock at the same temperature under lower pressure would be melted. This happens because intense pressure can hold the structure of the minerals together more easily, in a more solid form.

So, with an increase in pressure, the melting point of a rock also increases.

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