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Metamorphic rock is formed when smaller particles and minerals pack together.
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∙ 7y agoActually metamorphic rocks are made when igneous or sedimentary rocks are subducted by heat or pressure, sometimes both. -Jonathan Roux
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∙ 13y agoMetamorphic rocks are formed by the heat and pressure inside the earth.
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∙ 15y agoHeat and pressure applied to sedimentary, igneous, and other metamorphic rocks.
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∙ 14y agofrom squeezing and pressurization
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∙ 8y agoFrom pressure annd heat.
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∙ 12y agoI wish I knew.
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Where are metamorphic rocks made?
Metamorphic rocks are either created at great depth, or at contact zones with magmatic intrusions.
Can metamorphic rocks be created by melting?
Nope, because they are created when the Earth pressurizes and heats it (but not to the point of melting). Igneous rocks are created when rocks melt.
Are unakite rocks Sedimentary rocks Metamorphic rocks or Igneous rocks?
metamorphic
Do rocks change from one type to another or not change at all?
Rocks are constantly changing types. The three types are metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous. Igneous rocks are created when magma or lava cools and solidifies. Metamorphic rocks are created when rocks are put under high pressure and high heat, which compacts the molecules in the rocks. Sedimentary rocks are created when small particles of rocks accumulate in an area and are cemented together via pressure or chemical change. Therefore, sedimentary and igneous rocks can become metamorphic rocks if they are buried deep in the earth's crust. Metamorphic and sedimentary rocks can become igneous rocks if they are melted then resolidify from the magma or lava. Metamorphic and igneous rocks can become sedimentary rocks if they are chipped into tiny pieces then accumulate together and become cemented.
Metamorphic rocks that don't have layers?
Sedimentary rocks have layers, not metamorphic rocks.
Where are metamorphic rocks made?
Metamorphic rocks are either created at great depth, or at contact zones with magmatic intrusions.
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.
Is gneiss metamorphic?
A gneiss is a metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rocks are created by the alteration of rocks by heat and pressure. Therefore, a gneiss may be created from an igneous rock in which case it would be called an orthogneiss.
Rocks that are created when existing rocks are heated or squeezed?
Metamorphic rock
What rocks are created by pressure and heat within the earth?
Metamorphic 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.
Can metamorphic rocks be created by melting?
Nope, because they are created when the Earth pressurizes and heats it (but not to the point of melting). Igneous rocks are created when rocks melt.
Are metamorphic rocks only formed by igneous rocks?
No. Metamorphic rocks can also from front sedimentary rocks and from other metamorphic rocks.
Are unakite rocks Sedimentary rocks Metamorphic rocks or Igneous rocks?
metamorphic
How are Metamorphic rocks created?
Metamorphic rocks form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.
What rocks are formed from high temperature and pressures?
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can be changed by high temperatures and pressure, and the resultant rock is called metamorphic, because its form has been changed.
Is metamorphic rocks made up of sedimentary rock igneous rock or other metamorphic rocks?
Metamorphic rocks
