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Why do bands of minerals develop in some metamorphic rocks?

April 26, 2017bands develop metamorphic minerals rocks

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Why do bands of minerals develop in some metamorphic rocks?

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The minerals in the rock have been realigned into parallel bands in response to pressures exerted on the rock from a particular direction. The banding forms perpendicularly to the direction of the force.