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6. Summary.

Metamorphism is the process by which solid rocks and minerals change in response to changing environmental conditions.

Most metamorphic reactions occur because each mineral is stable only within a certain range of temperature, pressure, and chemical environment.

Both the texture and the minerals can change as a rock is metamorphosed.

Contact metamorphism occurs when an igneous intrusion heats nearby country rock. Burial metamorphism results from increasing temperature and pressure caused by burial or rocks, commonly within a sinking sedimentary basin. Both types of metamorphism produce nonfoliated metamorphic rocks. Regional metamorphism forms foliated rocks. Hydrothermal metamorphism occurs when hot, migrating fluids change the chemical composition of country rock.

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