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Metamorphism - ANSWERSchanges in heat, pressure, and the chemical environment of rocks geothermal gradient - ANSWERStemperature increases with depth (pressure) Geobaric gradient - ANSWERSpressure increases with depth -"normal" geobaric gradient~300-400 bar/km confining - ANSWERSuniform directed pressure - ANSWERStension, compression, shear Metasomatism - ANSWERSmineral reactions due to fluids Shock metamorphism - ANSWERSmeteorite Sea floor metamorphism - ANSWERSoccurs at mid-ocean ridges, where intruding magma drives seawater circulation through extruded basalts Blueschist - ANSWERSpressure is high and temp is moderate Gneiss - ANSWERSlight colored rock with coarse bands of light and dark minerals throughout the rock -banded foliation -high grade

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Metamorphism - ANSWERSchanges in heat, pressure, and the chemical environment of rocks



geothermal gradient - ANSWERStemperature increases with depth (pressure)



Geobaric gradient - ANSWERSpressure increases with depth

-"normal" geobaric gradient~300-400 bar/km



confining - ANSWERSuniform



directed pressure - ANSWERStension, compression, shear



Metasomatism - ANSWERSmineral reactions due to fluids



Shock metamorphism - ANSWERSmeteorite



Sea floor metamorphism - ANSWERSoccurs at mid-ocean ridges, where intruding magma drives
seawater circulation through extruded basalts



Blueschist - ANSWERSpressure is high and temp is moderate



Gneiss - ANSWERSlight colored rock with coarse bands of light and dark minerals throughout the rock

-banded foliation

-high grade



Migmatite - ANSWERSmixture of igneous and metamorphic rock
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