If granite is subjected to high temperatures and high pressures deep within the Earth, but does not melt, the type of rock that will be formed is metamorphic rock. Metamorphism involves the alteration of the mineralogical and structural characteristics of the rock due to these extreme conditions.
If granite is subjected to high temperatures and high pressures deep within Earth, but does not melt, what type of rock will be formed?
igneous
organic
sedimentary
metamorphic
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