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Minerals may get changed to other minerals forming a new rock. Mineral grains also become aligned in response to the increased pressure.
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What happens when metamorphic rock becomes igneous rock?
Metamorphic rock continues to heat and eventually melts and becomes igneous rocks.
What happens to a sedimentary rock after weathering?
I becomes sediments again or becomes igneous or metamorphic rock
What happens to igneous rock in intense heat and pressure?
The rock becomes a metamorphic rock
What happens to the minerals when the rock becomes metamorphic?
Minerals may get changed to other minerals forming a new rock. Mineral grains also become aligned in response to the increased pressure.
What happens to sandstone when heat and pressure are applied?
It becomes metamorphic rock
What happens to the minerals when a rock becomes a metamorphic rocks?
Minerals may get changed to other minerals forming a new rock. Mineral grains also become aligned in response to the increased pressure.
What type of rock is talc?
== Talc is a mineral. == True... but Talc is a Metamorphic rock. == Actually it is a metamorphic mineral, not a rock.
Is marble rock or a mineral?
Marble is a type of metamorphic rock, composed primarily of the mineral calcite or dolomite.
How do the properties of a metamorphic rock change when it becomes a metamorphic rock?
It changes its appearence, texture, crystal structure, and mineral content change. This is the answer according to the Georgia Earth Science book.
Is a diamond metamorphic rock?
Diamond is a mineral that can only form under certain conditions of heat and pressure. Although it will appear in metamorphic rock, it is not itself a metamorphic rock, but a mineral.
What happens to the energy inside the rock as metamorphic rock becomes igneous rock?
Metamorphic rocks gain enegry as they are melted by magma and then lose energy as they cool into igneous rocks.
What is a foiliated metamorphic rock?
A foiliated metamorphic rock is a metamorphic rock that has a texture of parallel alignment of mineral grains. Your Welcome...
