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Describe How The Granite Of A Mountain Could Change

first into sandstone and then into quartzite.
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As the forces of mountain building slowly push the granite upward, weathering and erosion wear away the granite to form sand. Streams carry the sand to the ocean where layers of sedimentary pile up on the ocean floor. The sediments get compacted and cemented together to form sandstone. If pressure compacts the sandstone particles further and silica replaces the calcite holding the rock together,quartzite will form.

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