1.1.3 Metamorphic rocks
Figure 1.3 Metamorphic rocks
Metamorphic rocks are formed when other rocks, usually buried deep inside the Earth, are exposed to heat and pressure, but NOT melted (as then they’d be igneous). Metamorphic rocks can be formed from sedimentary rocks, igneous rocks, or even other metamorphic rocks.
In the next section, you’ll be asked which of these types of rocks concrete resembles.
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