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Why can't limestone turn into slate?
Limestone is composed of the minute skeletal remains of sea creatures. Slate is the compressed mud and silt deposited on the sea floor. Both limestone and slate have been subjected to tremendous pressure and have become stone. Slate easily splits into sheets and can be used as a roofing material. Limestone can be used as a building material, and as hardcore in the construction and road making industries.
Name three metamorphic rocks?
gneiss, schist, slate
What rock does limestone become after going through the metamorphic process?
Shale and mudstone can become slate after metamorphosis.
Slate and marble are examples of what kind of rock family?
Slate and Marble are metamorphic rocks. Slate's parent rock is shale and Marble's parent rock is limestone.
What does slate turn into if heated and squashed?
If slate is sufficiently heated and compressed it becomes phyllite.
Is marble formed from limestone and slate?
Yes, Marble is formed from Limestone, but not Slate.
Why can't limestone turn into slate?
Limestone is composed of the minute skeletal remains of sea creatures. Slate is the compressed mud and silt deposited on the sea floor. Both limestone and slate have been subjected to tremendous pressure and have become stone. Slate easily splits into sheets and can be used as a roofing material. Limestone can be used as a building material, and as hardcore in the construction and road making industries.
Does clay turn into limestone or marble?
Clays would become shale, then metamorphose into slate with heat and pressure.
Can granite turn into slate?
No. . . .granite not turn into slate. . . .shale is turn into slate.
Which is an igenous rock limestone rhyolite slate or shale?
Rhyolite.
What metamorphic is equivalent to Granite?
Metamorphosed sandstone may become quartzite and limestone may become marble.
Name three metamorphic rocks?
gneiss, schist, slate
What is the name for the rock hornfels?
sandstone, shale,slate, limestone and diabase
What rock does limestone become after going through the metamorphic process?
Shale and mudstone can become slate after metamorphosis.
What is the original name for the rock hornfels?
sandstone, shale,slate, limestone and diabase
What is the list from the most valuable rock to the least valuable?
granite,limestone and slate
Slate and marble are examples of what kind of rock family?
Slate and Marble are metamorphic rocks. Slate's parent rock is shale and Marble's parent rock is limestone.
