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Foliated rock has parallel layers.
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What type of metamorphic rock is composed of mineral grains arranged in parallel layers?
Foliated.
What metamorphic rock type has flat layers?
Foliated rock
What type of rock forms in layers?
That would be sedimentary rock, and (honorable mention) occasionally metamorphic rock.
What is a type of metamorphic rock in which mineral grains grow and rearrange but do not form layers?
schist
A type of metamorphic rock in which mineral grains grow and rearrange but do not form layers?
Foliated is the general descriptive term used to describe the layering or banding of metamorphic rock.
Which type of unconformity exists between parallel layers of sedimentary rock?
Disconformity
How do metamorphic rock type forms?
Metamorphic rock is made from a large amount of heat and pressure. Under the serface of the earth this usually takes place very close to the core of the earth, so it is very hot. that creates the heat. Pressure from layers and layers of sediment pileing up, combined with heat, makes a metamorphic rock.
What is a folitated rock?
A foliated rock is a type of metamorphic rock created when mineral grains flatten and line up in parallel bands. So in other words is a rock that has parallel lines in it and you are able to see them.
What is a type of metamorphic rock in which mineral grains recrystallize but do not form layers?
Those would be non-foliated metamorphic rocks, like quartzite and marble.
What type of rock is slate?
A metamorphic rock.
Is Kimberlite a metamorphic rock?
a sedimentary rock, a sedimentary rock is one that has sediments or minerals that create layers this rock is formed when preasure is put upon it.
Which type of pluton is completely parallel to the rock layers into which it intrudes?
the type of thin pluton thats cuts across preexisting layers of rocks is Dike.
