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It means the rock that a small piece broke off from. Outside our local library is a boulder quite different from our local sandstone. It is labelled as 'an erratic block of andesitic agglomerate' which broke off 'from the parent rock in Cumbria some millions of years ago'. It was carried about 120 miles by a glacier.
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∙ 15y agoThe parent rock is the protolith, or rock from which a metamorphic rock is derived from before transformation takes place. == ==
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∙ 15y agoParent rock, or protolith, is the rock from which a specific metamorphic rock was derived. The type of rock beforemetamorphism.
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∙ 12y agowell first of all you should know what a parent rock is( a rock that has been changed into a metamorphic rosk)
shale/ slate
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∙ 10y agowhat is a parent rock
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∙ 13y agoA protolith
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∙ 13y agoSandstone
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What is in weathered parent rock?
soil is in weathered parent rock
What are parent rock?
The parent rock (protolith) is the rock type that existed before a rock is altered into metamorphic rock. For instance, shale (sedimentary rock) is the parent rock of slate (metamorphic rock).
Limestone is the parent rock of the non foliated metamorphic rock called?
Limestone is the parent of rock of non foliated metamorphic. This is a very old type of rock.
WHAT IS The original rock before it metamorphoses?
Parent rock. (apexvs)
What is the parent rock of obsidian?
the parent rock of obsidian is magma, because it is made from quickly-cooling magma after a volcanic eruption.
Is marble and limestone an example of a metamorphic rock and its parent rock?
Yes. Limestone is the parent rock, or protolith, of marble.
What rock is chert the parent rock of?
Nothing, Chert has a parent rock and is made of mostly fossils and silica. It is not a parent rock. It has a parent rock.
What is limestones parent rock?
Limestone does not have a parent rock.
What is in weathered parent rock?
soil is in weathered parent rock
What is the parent rock of phyllite?
Phyllite is a foliated metamorphic rock whose parent rock is slate.
What is the parent rock of limestone?
Limestone doesn't normally have a parent rock. One exception to this may be a detrital limestone, whose parent rock would however also be limestone!
How do you put the word parent rock in a sentence?
the parent rock helps protect soil
How does parent rock affect soil?
Soil comes from parent rock. Due to weathering the action of plant roots etc the parent rock is broken up and over many years gets incorporated into the soil. So the composition of the parent rock will affect the soil that develops over it. The soil could be lacking in certain minerals due to the parent rock. The soil could be acidic or basic due to the parent rock. But there is more to soil composition than just the parent rock.
What is the parent rock of metaconglomerate?
Conglomerate Rock.
What rock is considered the parent rock?
Marble!
Which rock is called parent rock?
rock called basalt
What does the term parent rock refer to?
sometimes rocks break off into pices the rock the pices came from is known as the parent rock
