Dear Braggy-ga,
Yes. Metamorphic rock can change into igneous or sedimentary rock.
Metamorphic rock melts, turns into Magma, cools and becomes Igneous Rock.
Metamorphic rock erodes, the sediments are compacted and crushed
becoming Sedimentary Rock.
See a diagram of the Rock Cycle here:
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html
"As rock becomes buried deeper in the earth, crystals adjust to high
heat and pressure and change into different forms. The changed rock
from this process is called metamorphic rock. Directed pressures will
cause flat, platy mica minerals to become parallel. This forms a flat
plane of splitting in the rock called foliation. Blueschist has this
rock structure formed by high pressure, but relatively low
temperature. Iron-rich rock from deep in the earth can
be changed by addition of hot fluids to form slick, green serpentine,
the California State Rock. Deeper burial and higher temperatures will
eventually
melt rock. The cycle returns to magma. Rocks can take short-cuts in
the cycle also. Igneous rock can become changed directly by directed
pressure and
burial to become metamorphic rock. Uplift of the land and erosion of
deeply buried rocks can cause metamorphic rocks to directly change
into sedimentary rocks. "
http://www.sonoma.edu/geology/wright/introgeol.html
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