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What would happen if the igneous rock was first exposed to energy from the sun

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An igneous rock can change under pressure to metamorphic. A igneous rock can turn into another igneous rock by melting and solidifying, it can turn into a sedimentary rock by getting weathered then recemented, or it can turn into a metamorphic rock by being subjected to great heat and pressure

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If there is too much heat or pressure, the rock will melt and become magma. This will result in the formation of an igneous rock, not a metamorphic rock. Consider how granite changes form. Granite is an igneous rock that forms when magma cools relatively slowly underground

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