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Metamorphic Environments Van Hise Rock, Rock Springs, WI. Fly to the Rock Springs, WI area to view this outcrop using Street View. After the sediment composing these rocks was initially deposited and lithified, these Precambrian rocks experienced greenschist grade metamorphism as the sedimentary rocks were covered with additional rock layers and then subsequently folded and sheared past each other. Which of the choices below best describes the type of metamorphism that these rocks experienced?

Metamorphic Environments Van Hise Rock, Rock Springs, WI. Fly to the Rock Springs, WI area to view this outcrop using Street View. After the sediment composing these rocks was initially deposited and lithified, these Precambrian rocks experienced greenschist grade metamorphism as the sedimentary rocks were covered with additional rock layers and then subsequently folded and sheared past each other. Which of the choices below best describes the type of metamorphism that these rocks experienced?

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Metamorphic Environments Van Hise Rock, Rock Springs, WI. Fly to the Rock Springs, WI area to view this outcrop using Street View. After the sediment composing these rocks was initially deposited and lithified, these Precambrian rocks experienced greenschist grade metamorphism as the sedimentary rocks were covered with additional rock layers and then subsequently folded and sheared past each other. Which of the choices below best describes the type of metamorphism that these rocks experienced?
Transcribed Image Text:Metamorphic Environments Van Hise Rock, Rock Springs, WI. Fly to the Rock Springs, WI area to view this outcrop using Street View. After the sediment composing these rocks was initially deposited and lithified, these Precambrian rocks experienced greenschist grade metamorphism as the sedimentary rocks were covered with additional rock layers and then subsequently folded and sheared past each other. Which of the choices below best describes the type of metamorphism that these rocks experienced?
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