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Regional Metamorphic Rocks Are Distinguished from Igneous Rocks Because

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Regional metamorphic rocks are distinguished from igneous rocks because


A) they are finer grained.
B) regionally metamorphosed rocks are foliated and igneous rocks are not.
C) igneous rocks have interlocking grains and metamorphic rocks do not.
D) metamorphic rocks often have a "baked zone" and igneous rocks do not.

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