A metamorphic rock Choose one: A. may develop a texture of noninterlocking grains. B. cannot be formed below 1,200°C. C. is always composed of the same minerals as its protolith. D. may have preferred mineral orientation caused by differential stress.

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Kenneth Patterson

10 May, 23:45

A metamorphic rock Choose one: A. may develop a texture of noninterlocking grains. B. cannot be formed below 1,200°C. C. is always composed of the same minerals as its protolith. D. may have preferred mineral orientation caused by differential stress.

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Nelson Russo · Answer 1

C. is always composed of the same minerals as its protolith.

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The metamorphic rocks are created because of extreme conditions, it could be extreme heat or extreme pressure, they are usually formed in the under layers of the earth's crust, and they always are formed by the same minerals as the protolith rock that is formed from.