Multiple Choice
Thermal (contact) metamorphism occurs
A) in areas surrounding igneous intrusions.
B) only where gneiss is in contact with schist.
C) as a consequence of the sinking of a large geologic terrane to great depth.
D) only at the surface, where rock is in contact with the atmosphere.
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