Multiple Choice
The layered appearance of foliated metamorphic rocks is due to the
A) laying down of micaceous minerals,layer upon layer.
B) realignment of sheet-structured minerals so that they are perpendicular to compressive forces.
C) recrystallization of minerals.
D) mechanical deformation of sheet-structured minerals.
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