Assume that a new site indicates that rocks were briefly heated by a magma pocket but experienced almost no directional pressure. What texture would most likely form?

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The rock would develop a nonfoliated texture with coarse, interlocking crystals formed by heat.

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Assume that a new site indicates that rocks were briefly heated by a magma pocket but experienced almost no directional pressure. What texture would most likely form?

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