How are igneous rocks changed into other rock types?
An igneous rock body is exposed to heat and pressures from tectonic plate collisions. The directional stress imposed on the rock causes the constituent minerals to align themselves perpendicularly to the direction of the stress and some recrystallization may occur, creating a banded or foliated metamorphic rock.
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