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I am doing a lab and was wondering the same thing. I found out that you have to look at the rocks foliage. If it is foliated or nonfoliated. ( foliation- a process which minerals are aligned in rocks such that they are easy to split either in half or small thin slices).
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On on what basis can metamorphic rocks be identified?
Metamorphic rocks can be identified if the rock is foliated or nonfoliated, foliating type, type of metamorphism (contact/regional), and by probable original rock. :)
Are unakite rocks Sedimentary rocks Metamorphic rocks or Igneous rocks?
metamorphic
Metamorphic rocks that don't have layers?
Sedimentary rocks have layers, not metamorphic rocks.
What are the similarities between sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks?
They are both rocks
Metamorphic rocks in which minerals are NOT aligned within the rock are called?
Metamorphic rocks in which the minerals show no alignment are called non-foliated metamorphic rocks.
On on what basis can metamorphic rocks be identified?
Metamorphic rocks can be identified if the rock is foliated or nonfoliated, foliating type, type of metamorphism (contact/regional), and by probable original rock. :)
Are metamorphic rocks only formed by igneous rocks?
No. Metamorphic rocks can also from front sedimentary rocks and from other metamorphic rocks.
Are unakite rocks Sedimentary rocks Metamorphic rocks or Igneous rocks?
metamorphic
What rocks are formed from high temperature and pressures?
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can be changed by high temperatures and pressure, and the resultant rock is called metamorphic, because its form has been changed.
How can gneiss be identified?
A banded metamorphic rock formed from the re-heating and re-pressuring of granite and similar igneous rocks.
Is metamorphic rocks made up of sedimentary rock igneous rock or other metamorphic rocks?
Metamorphic rocks
Are unakite rocks Metamorphic rocks or igneous rocks?
It is a type of Metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rocks that don't have layers?
Sedimentary rocks have layers, not metamorphic rocks.
What are facts about metamorphic rock?
Metamorphic rocks are formed by pressure and heat. You can tell them apart by their texture. The 2 categories of texture are foliated or non-foliated. Foliation refers to the layering and alignment of the rocks crystals. Metamorphic rocks are also identified by looking at its mineral composition. For instance Quartzite is identified by its quartz sand grains.
What are three types of rocks?
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
Rocks made when other rocks are subjected to intense pressure and heat?
metamorphic rock
Can Metamorphic rocks can form from igneous but not from sedimentary rocks.?
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks
