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Metamorphic is the most dense of the rock types because it is made from rock that is compressed beneath the surface of the earth at very high pressure and heat for millions of years. The process by which rocks and minerals undergo solid state changes in response to changes in temperature, pressure, and chemical conditions. A Metamorphic rock is a mix of sedimentary and extrusive igneous rocks which has been crushed into sediments, put under extreme heat and then reformed.

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Is metamorphic rocks not natural?

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What rock is formed from high heat and pressure?

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What process can change metamorphic rock into sedimentary?

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Does metamorphic rock change?

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Can metamorphic rocks from from other metamorphic rocks?

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Use metamorphic rock in a sentence?

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