Contact Metamorphism ____

question 56

Multiple Choice

Contact metamorphism ____.

• A)is principally the result of high differential pressures
• B)produces basalt and gabbro
• C)is associated with mountain-building episodes
• D)is also known as thermal metamorphism
• E)occurs within a large area

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