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Can metamorphic rocks melt to form sedimentary rocks?
No, sedimentary is formed by compression. Metamorphic is created by heat and pressure. Sedimentary can be melted to create metamorphic.
Are metamorphic rocks only formed by igneous rocks?
No. Metamorphic rocks can also from front sedimentary rocks and from other metamorphic rocks.
Can metamorphic rocks be formed from changes in igneous sedimentary or other metamorphic rocks?
yes
What kind of rock does a metamorphic rock start as?
Metamorphic rocks are formed from sedimentary rocks.
What rocks are formed from broken rocks?
Clastic sedimentary rocks and Cataclasites (a form of metamorphic rock) are formed from broken rocks.
What rocks are formed when sediments are compressed compacted and cemented togerther?
Sedimentary rocks.
Are Sedimentary rocks are formed heat and pressure?
No, those are metamorphic rocks.
Metamorphic rocks can be formed from sedimentary rocks by the activity of?
heat and pressure
Is coal ingeous?
No.It is sedimentary, however anthracite is considered metamorphic. Graphite (chemically pure carbon) can be found in igneous rocks.
What do rocks do under heat and pressure?
rocks can change form. There are three main types of rocks, sedimentary, Metamorphic and igneous. igneous. sedimentary rocks are rocks formed from sediment. Metamorphic rocks are rocks formed from heat and pressure. If other rocks are put under heat and pressure then they have a chance to change into metamorphic.
How do we classify rocks as igneous and sedimentary and metamorphic?
composition, how it is formed
What are the kinds of rocks?
All rocks are solid. Igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.
