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Which type of rock forms when the structure of another rock changes, and is much less common at the earth's surface? O Conglomerate Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Which type of rock forms when the structure of another rock changes, and is much
less common at the earth's surface?
O Conglomerate
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary

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