Multiple Choice
Metamorphic rocks are those which
A) are claimed to have certain metaphysical properties,
B) have mineral compositions altered from those originally present by increased temperature and pressure.
C) have textures altered from those originally present by agents such as water and volatile magmatic fluids.
D) have chemical compositions altered from those originally present by agents such as organisms and tectonic plates.
E) B and C
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