What processes can transform metamorphic rock into sediment?
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What processes can transform metamorphic rock into sediment?
Defining Metamorphic Rock:
Metamorphic rock is created by intense heat and pressure over an extended period of time. Metamorphic rock can be made from any time of rock, whether the original rock is sedimentary, igneous, or even a different type of metamorphic rock.
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View this answerMetamorphic rock can, over time, become sediment. Sediment is an assortment of small particles of rock, clay, dirt, sand, or silt. Even though rocks...
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