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📅 NSB 2011🎓 MS🔄 Round 1#️⃣ Question 23🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

Kyanite (read as: KY-ah-nyt) is a metamorphic mineral that forms at temperatures greater than 600° Celsius. Assuming a geothermal gradient of 20° Celsius per kilometer, what is the minimum depth, in kilometers, at which kyanite (read as: KY-ah-nyt) will form?

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