Under the Application of Uniform, Confining Pressure, Rocks Will Generally

Multiple Choice

Under the application of uniform, confining pressure, rocks will generally ________.

A) bend, fold, buckle, and shear to make typical deformed metamorphic textures
B) grow or crystallize a new set of low density hydrous minerals
C) increase in density but retain primary bedding orientations
D) shatter and turn into a breccia