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Exposed granite will weather and erode. The final product of the weathering and erosion of granite are deposits of silica sand. The sand may be deposited by the wind (in dunes), or in shallow marine environments. As these deposits are added to over time, they are compacted and cemented, forming sandstone. Under conditions of intense heat and pressure from depth of burial, or from pressures from tectonic plate collisions, the individual quartz sand grains in the sandstone can recrystallize to form larger interlocking crystalline structures. This is known as metamorphosis, and the new rock that is formed from the sandstone is quartzite, a metamorphic rock.
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Describe how the granite of a mountain could change first into sandstone and then into quartzite?
Weathering causes the granite to break down into small particles - sand. The sand becomes buried and compacts into sandstone. If the sandstone continues to be buried and comes into close contact with high heat, such as magma, it can be turned into quartzite.
What metamorphic is equivalent to Granite?
Metamorphosed sandstone may become quartzite and limestone may become marble.
What is the protolith of a quartzite?
Quartzite--sandstone. Marble--limestone. Slate--shale. Gneiss--basalt or granite.
Examples of permeable and impermeable rocks?
impermeable rocks are, basalt, granite, and quartzite.... i dont know any permeable
What is quartzite made of?
Metamorphic. Original form: sandstone (sedimentary).
Is granite or quartzite harder?
quartzite
How are Quartzite Granite and Sandstone related?
Quartzite, granite, and sandstone are all types of sedimentary or metamorphic rocks. They are related in the sense that they are formed from different processes involving the compression and transformation of sediments. Quartzite is derived from sandstone through intense heat and pressure, while granite is an igneous rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of molten magma. Sandstone, on the other hand, is formed from sand particles that are compacted and cemented together over time.
What is an IGNEOUS rock found in Pennsylvania limestone granite sandstorm or quartzite?
granite
Describe how the granite of a mountain could change first into sandstone and then into quartzite?
Weathering causes the granite to break down into small particles - sand. The sand becomes buried and compacts into sandstone. If the sandstone continues to be buried and comes into close contact with high heat, such as magma, it can be turned into quartzite.
What does quartzite morph into?
It doesn't. Granite is an igneous rock, not metamorphic. However, quartzite is metamorphic and is made from sandstone.
What is the rock that has high silica and light colored other than granite?
quartzite
Why does granite or quartzite remain in boulder-sized pieces longer than older rocks that do not contain quartz?
Quartz is a mineral that is resistant to weathering due to its chemistry and crystalline structure. Granite will weather faster than quartzite because granite is only partially quartz in composition.
What metamorphic is equivalent to Granite?
Metamorphosed sandstone may become quartzite and limestone may become marble.
What is the protolith of a quartzite?
Quartzite--sandstone. Marble--limestone. Slate--shale. Gneiss--basalt or granite.
What metamorphic rocks could be used to neutralize acidic mine waters Marble Quartzite Slate or Granite Gneiss?
Marble
What rock types are mineral rocks?
Granite, quartzite, marble, metaconglomerate, and many more rocks just to name a few. :-D
What types of artwork were contained in Egyptian?
Sculptures of the gods and goddesses that where usually mad out of granite, quartzite, basalt, diorite, schist or limestone.
