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If clay minerals in a sedimentary rock were buried at a depth where subsurface temperatures exceeded 200C, which common metamorphic mineral would they become?
 
  A) Quartz
  B) Muscovite
  C) Amphibole
  D) Plagioclase

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________ is the process by which a rock changes form or mineral content as a result of environmental changes such as heat and pressure.
 
  A) Rifting
  B) Precipitation
  C) Metamorphism
  D) Foliation


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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