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What is the parent rock of quartzite?
The rock jade is fromed mostly in a state that contains tectonic plates. The plates don't push together too much, nor grow apart. They simply move just enough near other substances to mix the 'liquids' together, makin a substance called Jade.
What is an example of parent rock?
It means the rock that a small piece broke off from. Outside our local library is a boulder quite different from our local sandstone. It is labelled as 'an erratic block of andesitic agglomerate' which broke off 'from the parent rock in Cumbria some millions of years ago'. It was carried about 120 miles by a glacier.
What is the parent rock of limestone?
Limestone doesn't normally have a parent rock. One exception to this may be a detrital limestone, whose parent rock would however also be limestone!
What type of rock are sandstone?
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
What kind a rock is a sandstone?
Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock.
Is quartzite a metamorphic rock?
Yes, quartzite is a metamorphic rock that forms from the metamorphism of quartz-rich sandstone. Through the process of recrystallization, the quartz grains in sandstone become fused together to create a harder and more durable rock known as quartzite.
What does sandstone come from?
Basalt is an igneous rock and therefore, it does not have a parent rock or protolith. Metamorphic rocks are said to have parent rocks because they form by the deformation of other rocks through heat and pressure.
What type of rock is a sandstone?
sedimentary rock
What is the metamorpic rock for sandstone?
Quartzite is the metamorphic rock for sandstone.
Can sandstone be classified as an igneous rock?
No, sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
How can sandstone rock be changed into different sandstone rock?
by chemicals
What kind of rock is sandstone?
at its most basic sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
