16.

Where sedimentary rocks form at a convergent plate boundary, burial can be very deep, such that the rocks are exposed to very high pressures and temperatures.  The rock undergoes mineralogical changes and textural changes.  The process responsible for this kind of makeover is called ____?____.


Geologic Processes


Erosion,
Transportation,
Deposition
Burial and
Cementation
(DIAGENESIS)
METAMORPHISM
(exposure to High P
and High T)
MELTING in the crust, beneath a Continent
or an Island Arc
MELTING in
Asthenosphere
INTRUSION
EXTRUSION
COOLING
and CRYSTALLIZATION
UPLIFT or
OBDUCTION
(Folding/Faulting)
SUBDUCTION