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What happens to rock when stress exceeds a rock’s elastic limit?
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What happens to rock when stress exceeds a rock’s elastic limit?

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When a rock is stressed and exceeds a it's elastic limit the rock becomes brittle or ductile deformation begins to happen. 
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