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Some examples of foliated rocks include slate, phyllite, schist, and gneiss. Amphibolite can be either foliated or nonfoliated. Examples of nonfoliated rocks include anthracite coal, hornfels, serpentinite, soapstone, quartzite, marble, and metaconglomerate.
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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.
Do foliated rocks have layers?
Non-foliated metamorphic rocks generally do not have distinct layering.
Why can you see layers in foliated rocks but not in nonfoliated rocks?
Because layers from foliated rocks came from the same direction and nonfoliated rocks came from several directions
Is Rhyolite foliated or non-foliated?
Neither. Foliation is a term used in assesing metamorphic rocks, not igneous rocks such as rhyolite.
What is a kind of non foliated metamorphic rock?
Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have their grains arranged in parallel layers or bands. Foliated rocks are formed under great pressure and heat, and when they cool they have a banded grain pattern.
What are unfoliated rocks?
Unfoliated or Non-foliated rocks are Metamorprhic rocks that are compact, hard and do not occur in sheets or layers.
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 an example of fine grained foliated metamorphic rocks?
Phyllite is an example of a fine-grained foliated metamorphic rock
What are the characteristics of foliated and non-foliated metamorphic rocks?
Foliated rocks are metamorphic rocks that look like they have layers or the appearance of layers. Non-foliated rocks are metamorphic rocks without any foliation.
Do foliated rocks have layers?
Non-foliated metamorphic rocks generally do not have distinct layering.
What is an example of a foliated metamorphic rock?
Foliated rocks have layers in them. We often refer to the layers as Banding.
How are foliated metamorphic rocks different from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?
Foliated are made of interlocking crystals, non-foliated are not.
Which rock is an example of a non-foliated metamorphic rock?
Quartzite, marble, and metabasalt are non-foliated metamorphic rocks..................................... i like dots
What are the two categories of metamorphic rocks?
Foliated--those exhibiting layering (gneiss, slate, schists), and non-foliated--without layers (marble, quartzite).
What are foliated metamorphic rocks?
Foliated rocks have layers in them. We often refer to the layers as Banding.
What rocks have foliated structure?
"Foliated" rocks are usually metamorphic rocks like phyllite, slate, schist, and gneiss.
Metamorphic rocks that do not have distinct layers or bands?
non-foliated.
