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Regional <strong>and</strong> Contact<br />

Metamorphism<br />

Regional metamorphism occurs where high<br />

temperature <strong>and</strong> pressures occur over large<br />

region (plate tectonics)<br />

Contact metamorphism is limited to smaller<br />

areas such as around a magma intrusion into<br />

bedrock

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