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What are the sources of heat that helps metamorphic rocks to form?

April 26, 2017form heat HELPS metamorphic rocks sources

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What are the sources of heat that helps metamorphic rocks to form?

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The origin of the heat that creates metamorphic rock can be from friction caused by colliding plates, but by far the vast majority of the heat has originated in Earth’s interior, caused by radioactive decay, remnant heat from Earth’s formation, and pressure.