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What conditions are required to form parallel alignment of minerals sometimes found in a metamorphic rock?
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Heat is one condition that is required to form parallel alignment of minerals sometimes found in a metamorphic rock. The other condition is pressure.
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What b do minerals sometimes form in metamorphic rock?
They form when layers of minerals lay on top of each other
What is metamorphic crystal growth?
Minerals can form in metamorphic rock from the loss of water during compression. Hydrous minerals are replaced with non-hydrous minerals.
What is a mineral alignment?
A mineral alignment is a layered arrangement of firmly joined crystals of minerals; the minerals are aligned in layers or bands.
What do most igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rock have in common?
It is more likely that igneous and metamorphic, or igneous and sedimentary rocks would have something in common than sedimentary and metamorphic. The reason is because the processes involved in making metamorphic rocks is completely different than the processes needed to make sedimentary rocks. Only high temperature, high pressure minerals such as olivine, pyroxene, amphibole can withstand these kinds of conditions. Take quartz and feldspar, two of the most abundant minerals found in sedimentary rocks, these minerals would not be found in abundance in metamorphic rocks because they are not high temperature, high pressure rocks. But the most simple answer is that all the major groups of rocks are made of minerals. Metamorphic has high pressure and Igneous does to and both made from a particle called magma.
What is the parallel alignment of minerals that have been stressed?
The answer is Foliation.
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.
Metamorphic rocks with a banded appearance due to the alignment of minerals?
its foliated
Metamorphic rocks with a banded appearance due to the alignment of minerals are?
its foliated
What type of metamorphic texture has no banding?
No banding or alignment of a metamorphic rock's minerals would be consider non-foliated.
What is a metamorphic rock with parallel lines?
Schists are metamorphic rocks with parallel alignment of minerals.
In a metamorphic rock the alignment of the crystals or minerals determines whether the rock is?
Foliated or nonfilated
Metamorphic rocks that show layers of dark minerals alternating with layers of light minerals are classified as?
foliated metamorphic rocks. The alternating layers are caused by the alignment and segregation of minerals during the metamorphic process, resulting in a banded or layered appearance. Examples of foliated metamorphic rocks include gneiss, schist, and slate.
What do minerals sometimes form in metamorphic rocks?
They form when layers of minerals lay on top of each other
What b do minerals sometimes form in metamorphic rock?
They form when layers of minerals lay on top of each other
What B do minerals sometimes form metamorphic rocks?
They form when layers of minerals lay on top of each other
Do minerals stay the same during metamorphosis?
Earth movements form metamorphic rocks by pressing, squeezing, and folding. Sometimes minerals are destroyed and new minerals are created
Parallel alignment of minerals that have been subjected to stress?
parallel alignment of minerals that have been subjected to stress
