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Nonfoliated metamorphic rocks

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marble, quartzite, cataclasite, metabasalt

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Metamorphic rocks that don't have layers?

Sedimentary rocks have layers, not metamorphic rocks.


Which kind of metamorphic rocks are massiv and lack banding?

nonfoliated rocks


Metamorphic rocks that are nonfoliated?

Usually have a rougher texture


What is nonfoliated texture?

Metamorphic rocks that do not exhibit foliation.


What property distinguishes foliated metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and schist from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?

a banded texture


How are foliated metamorphic rocks different from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?

Foliated are made of interlocking crystals, non-foliated are not.


Which is a characteristic of all nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?

Lack of banding


Is andesite foliated or nonfoliated?

Neither. The terms foliated and nonfoliated apply to metamorphic rocks. Andesite is igneous.


What are some examples of nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?

Examples of non-foliated metamorphic rocks are quartzite and marble.


A classification of metamorphic rocks would inculde whether they are?

foliated and nonfoliated


What classification of metamorphic rocks would include whether they are?

foliated or nonfoliated


Which characteristic helps identify nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?

crytal structure