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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Changes that occur over large scale areas of rock are most likely due to contact metamorphism.

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

nope. regional metamorphism.

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

Contact metamorphism is when a rock is metamorphosed by contact with magma and therefore undergoes metamorphism. As you can imagine, this type of metamorphism only happens around the magma that has intruded and not over a large area.

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

cool-cool?

OpenStudy (koikkara):

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