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Is schist an igneous rock

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no it is a metamorphic rock

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Is schist a sedimentary or igneous or metamorphic rock?

it is a metamorphic rock


What igneous rock can be changed into schist?

Shale is the only sedimentary rock which can be changed into schist.


Is schist inorganic or organic?

It is an igneous (volcanic) rock. Never has been alive. Inorganic.


Is schist an intrusive or extrusive rock?

Neither, Igneous rock is either intrusive or extrusive. Thats what intrusive and extrusive is... A igneous rock.


How does increase metamorphism affect schist?

it turns into a igneous rock and then you cook an elephant cupcake @ 350


What kind of rock is schist rock?

Schist is a metamorphic rock.


What is the rock category of schist?

A schist is a metamorphic rock.


Does schist rock bubble when with hydrochloric acid?

No, schist rock does not bubble when it is placed in hydrochloric acid. Schist rock does not react with any acid.


What are the parent rocks of the metamorphic rock?

1. Marble ----- Limestone or dolostone 2. Gneiss ----- Granite or schist 3. Quartzite --- Sandstone 4. Schist ----- phyllite


Three examples of igneous rock?

foliated rocks, defined as "metamorphic rocks with parralel layers or "bands". three examples of these foliated rocks are gneiss, slate, and schist. three examples of foliated rocks are schist, gneiss, and schist.


Where in the U S is schist found?

== == Schists are abundant in the Precambrian (Archeozoic and Proterozoic) rocks. Schists are usually the product of regional metamorphism of existing rock, usually sedimentary, but sometimes of fine grained igneous rock. Schist could therefore be found where eroded mountains reveal the rock, or in areas of glacial deposition of eroded schist.


Which metamorphic rocks are likely to contain garnet?

yes it is many people think it is an igneous rock because it is red