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37. What name is given to the process in which mineral crystals change during metamorphism

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Answer: Recrystallization

The change in the particle size of the rock during the process of metamorphism is called recrystallization.


For instance, the small calcite crystals in the sedimentary rock limestone and chalk change into larger crystals in the metamorphic rock marble
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