In reality, every rock on Earth could be formed of ingredients from any of the three rock types: sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic. This is referred to as the rock cycle, the continuous, billions of years old process of rock recycling.As for the direct transformation of one rock type into another due to heat and pressure, only metamorphic rock can be created this way. The metamorphism can occur to existing sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock.Igneous rock can be eroded into sediments, Ultimately becoming Sedimentary rock. And it can also be metamorphosed by heat and pressure, becoming a Metamorphic Rock before being melted into Igneous. Sedimentary Rock can also be eroded into sediments, Ultimately becoming another Sedimentary rock. And it can also be metamorphosed by heat and pressure, becoming a Metamorphic Rock before being melted into Igneous. Metamorphic Rock can be eroded into sediments, Ultimately becoming Sedimentary rock. And it can also be metamorphosed farther by heat and pressure, becoming another type of Metamorphic Rock in the line before being melted into Igneous.
An igneous rock, just like any other rock, can be changed through metamorphic, igneous, and/or sedimentary processes. When exposed to high temp. and pressure, igneous becomes metamorphic. When re-melted, it becomes igneous again. When weathered/eroded, it becomes sedimentary.
Weathering of existing rock is the first step in the formation of most sedimentary rock, providing the sediment which will eventually be eroded, deposited, compacted and cemented together.
No, the Grand Canyon is a river valley eroded into rock - as such it is an absence of rock. However the rocks through which the river has eroded are, in the main, of sedimentary origin.
== == Metamorphic rocks can be found at great depths within the Earth's crust, at the base of mountains, or in contact zones where plutonic intrusions have metamorphosed the host rock via high temperatures. Metamorphic rocks can indeed be found at great depths within the crust, but for a rockhound, finding them elsewhere is not a problem. Areas that have experienced previous glaciation (as far south as Central Illinois in the last period of glaciation) are full of metamorphic erratic rocks, transported and dropped by the ice. Visitors to Colorado can find an abundance of metamorphic rocks in the eroded Rocky Mountains, many dating to the Pre-Cambrian. Californians, too can collect meta's in eroded mountains and in formations such as the San Onofre Breccia. No glaciation? Look around eroded mountains.
A metamorphic rock is the type of rock that is formed when pressure or heat change other rocks. Existing rock types can be changed by movements of the Earth that causes them to be squeezed or buried.
metamorphic rock melts turns into lava,lava cools turns into igneous rock,igneous rock is weathered and eroded into sediment,sediment turns into sedimentary rocksedimentary rock gets heated and squeezed forms metamorphic rockcycle continues.......
eroded rock (from igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary) settled. they compact together to form a rock. the rock that they form is known as sedimentary rock
No rock is "weather proof." All forms of rock will eventually be worn away (eroded) by the action of the weather.
eroded rock (from igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary) settled. they compact together to form a rock. the rock that they form is known as sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rock can be eroded into sediments, heated and compressed into metamorphic rock, or melted into magma and cooled into igneous rock.
A nonconformity is a place where sedimentary rocks are found on top of eroded igneous or metamorphic rocks. The igneous or metamorphic rocks can be pushed up by forces inside the Earth. Then, erosion can remove some of the rock. Later, sediment may be deposited on top of the eroded rock.
The only way a metamorphic rock can become a sedimentary rock is if it is eroded and the pieces settle in a body of water and eventually become sedimentary rock. A whole piece of metamorphic rock is never going to become , by itself, a piece of sedimentary rock.
Sediment. Sediment is eroded igneous, metamorphic or other sedimentary rock. This is all part of the rock cycle.
yes eventually but there are steps:metamorphic rock melts turns into lava,lava cools turns into igneous rock,igneous rock is weathered and eroded into sediment,sediment turns into sedimentary rocksedimentary rock gets heated and squeezed forms metamorphic rockcycle continues.......
Soapstone is a metamorphic rock composed of the mineral talc. Soapstone is a non-foliated metamorphic rock with a microcrystalline texture. It is very soft and can be easily scratched.
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