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despite what most people think, metamorphic rocks are not formed only by igneous rocks. an example is slate, which forms from shale, a sedimentary rock
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Why can’t fossils be formed in metamorphic rock and only in sedimentary rocks and igneous rocks as they cool?
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Is marble an extrusive or an intrusive rock?
Neither. The terms intrusive and extrusive apply to igneous rocks; marble is metamorphic.
Can metamorphic rocks be sedimentary or igneous rocks?
there are several ways such as heat & pressure, melting, chemical weathering, compression, compaction & cementation, but it depends on the kind of rock it is for what process it has to go through. -Cutegirl99
Metamorphic rocks that consist of only one mineral that forms large interlocking crystals often have a texture.?
Metamorphic rocks that consist of only one mineral that forms large interlocking crystals often have a _____ texture.
Metamorphic rocks can only be formed from?
Well, metamorphic rocks can be formed from sedimentary rock OR igneous rock OR other metamorphic rock that has been pushed far beneath the crust of the earth.
Are metamorphic rocks only formed by igneous rocks?
No. Metamorphic rocks can also from front sedimentary rocks and from other metamorphic rocks.
What rock can only be formed from sedimenta rock or igneous rock?
Metamorphic rocks. With proper heat and pressure sedimentary and igneous rocks can form metamorphic rocks.
Are metamorphic rocks volcanic?
No. Only extrusive igneous rocks are volcanic.
Can you melt metamorphic rocks?
no, the process only happens to igneous rocks
Why are metamorphic rocks different from igneous and sedimentary rocks?
The metamorphic processes of heat and pressure can alter the parent rock (sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic) chemically or structurally into a form of rock that can only be created under certain conditions. Metamorphic rocks are not created from sedimentation and lithification or from molten material.
Why can’t fossils be formed in metamorphic rock and only in sedimentary rocks and igneous rocks as they cool?
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Is marble an extrusive or an intrusive rock?
Neither. The terms intrusive and extrusive apply to igneous rocks; marble is metamorphic.
Did the great pyramid was made up of metamorphic rock?
No only igneous and sedimentary rocks
Does Metamorphic rocks form only from igneous rocks true or false?
False it can also form from sedimentary rock.
What type of rock can only form below earths surface?
MetamorphicPlutonic rocks, (Intrusive igneous rocks).
Are metamorphic rocks only from igneous rocks?
no any type of rock can become any other or another form of itself.
Can metamorphic rocks be sedimentary or igneous rocks?
there are several ways such as heat & pressure, melting, chemical weathering, compression, compaction & cementation, but it depends on the kind of rock it is for what process it has to go through. -Cutegirl99
