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The metamorphic rock, slate, is considered foliated.
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Is slate foliated or nonfoliated?
Slate is a foliated metamorphic rock.
How are slate and marble different?
Slate is a foliated (displaying layers or banding) metamorphic rock, and its parent rock was shale or mudstone. Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock (no layers or bands) and its parent rock was limestone.
Is slate a foliated metamorphic rock?
Yes, slate is a foliated metamorphic rock formed from the sedimentary rock shale.
Is a foliated rock easier to break then nonfoliated rock?
Non foliated rocks, such as marble, form from limestone, a common type of sedimentary rock. Foliated rocks form from metamorphic or igneous rocks. Non Foliated rocks are more brittle than foliated rocks making them more susceptible to breakage.
What is a foliated rock made from shale?
slate
What is the lowest grade of foliated metamorphic rock?
Slate.
What is a kind of foliated metamorphic rock?
Slate
Is marble foliated or non foliated?
Marble is a completely non-foliated rock. lol
What major rock is foliated?
Slate, gneiss, schist. Metamorphic rocks. Just the foliated ones.
Is gneiss a foliated or a non foliated rock?
foliated
What is slate formed by?
Slate is formed out of a sedimentary rock called Shale. It is a foliated metamorphic rock.
What is the parent rock of phyllite?
Phyllite is a foliated metamorphic rock whose parent rock is slate.
