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1 Metamorphic Rocks

2 Ex: Caterpillar to Butterfly Ex: Granite to Gneiss
Metamorphic = to change form Ex: Caterpillar to Butterfly Ex: Granite to Gneiss Granite

3 How are metamorphic rocks formed? extreme heat and/or pressure

4 The temperature changes in the rock make it more flexible.
The atoms re-arrange

5 MELTING DOES NOT OCCUR! If melting occurs, it is classified as an Igneous Rock

6 Where does the Heat Come from?
Heat comes from magma from the Earth’s interior.

7 Where does the Pressure Come From?
Pressure comes when tectonic plates converge or squeeze together.

8 Regional Metamorphism
Large geographic area Example: where mountains form

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10 small geographic area Example: Contact Metamorphism when rocks come in
contact with magma

11 Two Classifications for Metamorphic Rock
Metamorphic Rocks Nonfoliated & Foliated

12 Nonfoliated no layers or banding. Example Marble

13 usually black and white
Foliated banding of minerals usually black and white

14 Distorted Structure folded layers

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17 I hope that after the test we can say this to each other!!
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