Shale changes to which of the following rock?

Marble

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Sandstone

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Slate

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Breccia

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Solution

The correct option is C Slate
Shale changes to Slate. Shale is a sedimentary rock which gets exposed to intense heat and pressure under the Earth's crust making it the metamorphic rock called Slate.

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