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Through weathering, typically from abrasion or tumbling.

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Can a metamorphic rock break in half then one half turns into a igneous rock and the other into a sedimentary rock?

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What is required to change an igneous rock into a sedimentary rock?

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Can sedimentary rock change into sediments?

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