Which of the following does NOT influence the type of minerals that grow in meta

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Which of the following does NOT influence the type of minerals that grow in metamorphic rock? a) pressure b) amount of water in a stream c) temperature d) chemical composition of the rock Which of the following does NOT influence the type of minerals that grow in metamorphic rock? a) pressure b) amount of water in a stream c) temperature d) chemical composition of the rock Which of the following does NOT influence the type of minerals that grow in metamorphic rock? a) pressure b) amount of water in a stream c) temperature d) chemical composition of the rock

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b) amount of water in a stream

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Influencing Factors

So, we already discussed two influencing factors that can transform pre-existing rocks into metamorphic rocks, which are heat and pressure. And, as you can image, it takes very intense heat and pressure to make rock change its form. In fact, the heat needed to make this change often comes from magma, which is the extremely hot fluid that forms below the surface of the Earth that you likely associate with volcanoes.

The pressure involved in metamorphism may come from the rock being deeply buried and this creates such intense pressure that crystals within the rock can grow together or collapse and rearrange into new mineral crystals. We also see that metamorphic rocks may be influenced by a third factor: the chemically active fluids that circulate around the newly forming rock and introduce different ions, which cause new and different mineral crystals to grow.

So, Answer = b) amount of water in a stream

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