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Metamorphic Rocks
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14.10 Metamorphic Rock Formation
Def: older rock changes form into another type of rock by heat/pressure Met Rock Animation Rock Animations - Review
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14.11 Met Rock Textures Foliated~ parallel banding/visible layers
Non-foliated ~ mostly one mineral, larger interlocked crystals
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Metamorphism Types Contact:
magma causes rock to undergo temperature change
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Metamorphism Types Regional- large areas of Earth mountain building
directed pressure Example: Himalayas
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14.12 Parent Rock Older rock that undergoes metamorphic change
Parent rock can be ign. or sed. rx Parent: Granite Met Rock: Gneiss
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Recrystalization of Quartz
Sandstone Quartzite Recrystalization of Quartz
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Shale Slate Cleaves in sheets
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Bituminous Coal Anthracite Coal
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Limestone Marble
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Banded Iron Formation (BIF) Jaspilite
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