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metamorphic

Adjective B1 – Intermediate

Describes rock that has been transformed by intense heat and pressure deep inside the earth.

"Marble is a metamorphic rock formed when limestone is changed by heat and pressure."

"Metamorphic" is one of the three main rock categories, alongside igneous and sedimentary.