burial means that the ambient pressure on the rock increases – as does the temperature. This encourages metamorphism.
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Metamorphism
//mɛtəˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m//
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December 28 2015, Barrett Pall writing in the Huffington Post, 11 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Be Happy Ultimately, being happy means that even when things aren’t perfect you still understand how blessed you truly are. You remain in a constant state of uncomfortable change, evolution and metamorphism because you know that this is a process that requires care and love.
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