What type of environment is typified by brittle deformation?
A) shallow very high temperature settings as in contact metamorphism
B) intermediate depths with long slow heating and gradual strain rates
C) deep burial with great confining pressure
D) shallow, low temperature settings with high strain rates

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Brittle deformation typically occurs in shallow, low temperature settings where materials break or fracture rather than deform plastically. High strain rates in these conditions contribute to the brittleness of the material.

What Type of Environment Is Typified by Brittle Deformation