The mineral assemblage within metamorphic rock is ____________.
A) always identical to that found within the protolith
B) dependent only on the mineral assemblage of the protolith
C) dependent only on the temperature and pressure of formation
D) dependent on both the mineral assemblage of the protolith and the temperature and pressure of formation
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