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Type of rock that arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism. 

The original rock (protolith) could be sedimentaryigneous, or existing metamorphic rock which  is subjected to:

causing profound physical or chemical change.

See also


Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Petroleum Geology + Petrophysics / Rock

Sedimentary Rock ] [ Igneous Rock