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Recrystallization (geology)

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Solid-state recrystallization can be illustrated by observing how snow recrystallizes to ice. When snow is subjected to varying temperatures and pressures, individual snowflakes undergo a physical transformation but their composition remains the same. Limestone is a sedimentary rock that undergoes metamorphic recrystallization to form marble, and clays can recrystallize to muscovite mica.

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