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How can a piece of granite change into a igneous rock?

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Granite already is an igneous rock.

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What changes rock into igneous rock?
Melting of the rock, then cooling and solidification of the magma or lava which contained it would result in the creation of igneous rock.
Is a granite rock a igneous rock?
Yes, granite is an igneous rock.
How igneous rock changes to sedimentary rock?
The rock gets weathered and eroded to sediments. Then the sediments pile on top of each other and become cemented. Now they have become AA sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary rocks changes into an igneous rock?
Igneous rock is rock formed from a volcanic eruption. Sedimentary rock can change into metamorphic rock (which shares some properties with igneous rock) under enough heat/pressure. If it gets deep...
How do sedimentary rocks change into igneous rock?
By melting and cooling