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What do metamorphic look like?
a metamorphic rock looks like any other rock you could find.
What can metamorphic rocks be nicknamed?
yes.
How could a metamorphic rock go to a igneous rock?
If a metamorphic rock were to reach the mantle and melt, it would become magma. If that magma were then to recrystallize it would be an igneous rock.
How could metamorphic rock become a sedimentary rock?
When sedimentary rock undergoes enough heat and pressure, it becomes metamorphic rock. A classic example of this is when shale becomes slate.
Can the gravel in a sedimentary rock consist of both igneous and metamorphic rock?
Rock contained within a sedimentary rock could be igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, or any combination of the three rock types in origin.
Can a foliated rock begin as an igneous rock?
Yes. A foliated metamorphic rock could have an igneous rock as a protolith.
What is the origin of a gneiss rock?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock and its parent rock (protolith) could be a granite or schist.
What type of rock is slate?
A metamorphic rock.
What can you find in a metamorphic rock?
in a metamorphic rock you find rock.
How could an igneous rock change to a metamorphic rock?
Under influence of pressure and temperature, a rock can change, the process is called deformation or metamorphism, the result is a metamorphic rock. This can happen to igneous rocks as well.
Can metamorphic rock form out of other metamorphic rock?
No.
Is chert a metamorphic rock?
Chert is NOT a metamorphic rock.
