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Heat and pressure transform rock to metamorphic rock.
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How can a rock be transformed into a metamorphic rock?
Rock can be changed into metamorphic rock by heat and pressure.
What type of rock's name implies that the rock has been transformed?
Metamorphic, morph mean to change.
What rocks change into metamorphic rocks?
Any type of rock can become metamorphic.
Is marble a folliated metamorphic rock?
Yes due to it being under pressure and heat. Metamorphic rock is rock that has been transformed chemically and/or physically due to extreme heat and pressure. Marble qualifies because it is composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, typically dolomite and/or calcite (think limestone) that has been transformed by the heat and pressure present when it was deep in the crust
What rock type is a protolith of a metamorphic rock?
A protolith can be any igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rock.
How can a rock be transformed into a metamorphic rock?
Rock can be changed into metamorphic rock by heat and pressure.
What rock is formed when coal is transformed to metamorphic rock?
shale
How can sedimentary rock be transformed into metamorphic rock?
Exposure to heat and pressure
What rock is formed when conglomerate is transformed to metamorphic rock?
It is called metaconglomerate.
What rock is formed when limestone is transformed to a metamorphic rock?
Marble, or sometimes schist.
What rock was Diamond transformed before being a metamorphic rock?
Diamond is a mineral form of carbon. It is not a metamorphic rock, but a mineral formed from extreme heat and pressure.
What causes a rock to change in to a metamphic rock?
The application of heat and / or pressure causes a rock to be transformed into a metamorphic rock.
What type of rock's name implies that the rock has been transformed?
Metamorphic, morph mean to change.
How can a metamorphic rock can be transformed onto a sedimentary rock?
it can be changed by weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.
What is rock formrd by heat or pressure?
Rock formed by heat and pressure becomes transformed and altered, such rock is called Metamorphic Rock.
What rocks change into metamorphic rocks?
Any type of rock can become metamorphic.
Can an igneous rock be transformed diretly into a metamorphic rock?
Yes they can with intense head and pressure. Please check the rock cycle.
