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What rocks are found during contact metamorphosis?

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What rocks are found during contact metamorphosis?

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Contact metamorphism generally occurs relatively close to the surface in a zone of contact between an intruding magma body and the country rock, which could be a sedimentary, igneous, or previously metamorphosed rock. Hornfels is a common resultant contact metamorphic rock.