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Generally, yes, depending on the rock's composition and the altering pressure and temperature.
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When metamorphic rock has banded texture with minerals grains that are arranged in layers it is called?
Metamorphic rocks with a layered or banded look are referred to as foliated.
How can you deterime if a metamorphic rock should be classfied as foliated nonfoilated?
if it is banded or striped that would mean it is foliated if has neither then it isn't foliated
What property distinguishes foliated metamorphic rock such as gneiss and schist from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?
A banded texture
Texture term for metamorphic rock which lack banding?
The Texture term for metamorphic rock which are not banded or layered is non-foliated metamorphic rock. Good examples are marble and quartzite.
What type of rocks are banded or non banded?
Slate is a type of metamorphic rock. It is a foliated metamorphic rock that has a banded, or layered, appearance due to exposure to directed pressure and heat.
When metamorphic rock has banded texture with minerals grains that are arranged in layers it is called?
Metamorphic rocks with a layered or banded look are referred to as foliated.
How can you deterime if a metamorphic rock should be classfied as foliated nonfoilated?
if it is banded or striped that would mean it is foliated if has neither then it isn't foliated
What property distinguishes foliated metamorphic rock such as gneiss and schist from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?
A banded texture
What is a word for banded rock?
In sedimentary rock it is called striated or stratified. In metamorphic rock it is foliated or gneissic.
Texture term for metamorphic rock which lack banding?
The Texture term for metamorphic rock which are not banded or layered is non-foliated metamorphic rock. Good examples are marble and quartzite.
When a metamorphic rock exhibits a layered or banded appearance it is said to exhibit what type of texture?
foliated texture
What Metamorphic rock layers?
Layered metamorphic rock is one that has a foliated or banded appearance due to exposure to heat and directed pressure. Examples: phyllite and slate.
What type of rocks are banded or non banded?
Slate is a type of metamorphic rock. It is a foliated metamorphic rock that has a banded, or layered, appearance due to exposure to directed pressure and heat.
Metamorphic rocks having a banded or striped appearance?
Foliated Texture
What is difference between a foliated and an unfoliated metamorphic rock.?
foliated rocks are arranged in parallel layers, or bands. Unfoliated rocks are not banded and are not put into parallel layers.
What is the term for a type of foliated metamorphic rock?
Schistose Structure metamorphic rocks are known as foliated metamorphic rock.
Which rock is an example of a non-foliated metamorphic rock?
Quartzite, marble, and metabasalt are non-foliated metamorphic rocks..................................... i like dots
