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Metamorphic Rocks

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Metamorphism

Metamorphism. Rock Environments. Metamorphic Environments. What Is Metamorphism?. Metamorphism Changes rock via temperatures and/or pressures unlike those in which it initially formed All metamorphic rocks have a parent rock (the rock from which it formed)

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Metamorphic Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks. Two Words. Not Happy Birthday!!. Foliated Metamorphic Rocks . Mineral Alignment Banding. Slate comes from:. Shale Metamorphoses to Slate. Red Fossil Shale. Red Slate. Slate Roofing Tiles. Phyllite. Phyllite is shiny b/c:. Schist from Manhattan.

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ROCK IDENTIFICATION

ROCK IDENTIFICATION. Liz LaRosa http://www.middleschoolscience.com 2009. What type of rock is this? Where or how is it formed?. Marble. Metamorphic Non-Foliated Calcium Carbonate Metamorphism of Limestone. What type of rock is this? Where or how is it formed?. Image Source. Limestone.

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Petrography of Crystalline Rocks: Stimulus of Abrasion Resistance

Presented by Ademeso , Odunyemi Anthony, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria to the 2012 Meeting of the Geological Society of America at The Charlotte Convention Centre, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA on Nov. 7, 2012 . Petrography of Crystalline Rocks: Stimulus of Abrasion Resistance.

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Metamorphic Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks. Chapter 4 Section 3 Notes. Metamorphic Rocks. Changed by temperature, pressure and hot fluids. Heat and pressure result from one layer of rock on top of another layer. Sometimes temperature and pressure are great enough to melt rock, forming magma.

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Heat and Pressure Change Rocks

Heat and Pressure Change Rocks. The process in which an existing rock is changed by heat or pressure or both is called metamorphism. The original sedimentary or igneous rock is called the parent rock. The resulting (new) rock is called a metamorphic rock .

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Heat and Pressure Change Rocks

Heat and Pressure Change Rocks. The process in which an existing rock is changed by heat or pressure or both is called metamorphism. The original sedimentary or igneous rock is called the parent rock. The resulting (new) rock is called a metamorphic rock .

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Granite Clay Shale Orthoclase Sandstone Slate Pyrite Basalt Limestone Gneiss Coal

Rock and Mineral Identification Task: Identify 10 common rocks and minerals. This is an example set. I would like to put more emphasis on rocks than minerals, so that the students will have to reason through rock types based on mineral content and other descriptive identifiers. Granite

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