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With With enough heat and pressure, granite will become gneiss so long as it is not hot enough to melt the granite.

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What happens to granite when it is subjected to high heat and pressure?

It metamorphoses into gneiss


What does granite rock turn into after heat and pressure?

Granite will become gneiss.


What is stronger than sand?

i think granite because it was formed under the earth in deep pressure and heat but marble has weaker bonds in its particles. marble was formed by limestone with not alot of pressure as granite or heat. granite is way strongger


Put some heat and pressure on granite and you'll get?

Gneiss, if the heat and pressure are sufficient.


What happens to carbon under heat and pressure?

it blows up


What metamorphic rock does granite turn into after heat and pressure?

Granite will become gneiss.


Does granite morph into crystal?

No. However, crystal can frequently be found in granite. This is due to the fact that both can be formed under similar circumstances, (i.e. extreme heat and pressure).


What happens when mudstone is put under heat and pressure?

it becomes slate


How does Granite turn to gneiss?

by adding heat and pressure


What rock comes after granite Is subjected to enough heat and pressure in the rock cycle?

When granite is subjected to enough heat and pressure, it becomes a metamorphic rock called gneiss.


What happens when limestone is put under heat and pressure?

It could recrystallize and form marble, under specific conditions of heat and pressure.


What happens if you heat granite?

I reiley don't know.