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Where would you expect to find contact metamorphic rocks?

where sediments settle and begin to compact and cement
along a subduction point where rocks are undergoing immense pressure
O where magma is intruding into a rock
on the Earth's surface

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Answer:Contact metamorphism is usually restricted to relatively shallow depths (low pressure) in the Earth because it is only at shallow depths where there will be a large contrast in temperature between the intruding magma and the surrounding country roc

Explanation i did the assingment a while ago

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