Clay Minerals Within a Buried Body of Slate Are Recrystallized

question 11

Multiple Choice

Clay minerals within a buried body of slate are recrystallized at high temperatures and pressures to form mica,producing a rock called phyllite; this is an example of ____________.

• A) diagenesis
• B) erosion
• C) metamorphism
• D) weathering

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