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What is one thing that can change a rock into a metamorphic rock?
Heat and/or pressure.
How can one type of rock change into several different metamorphic rocks?
yes :)
What is to shift from one form to another?
it's conversion
Can sedimentary rock form directly from metamorphic rock?
Yes, sedimentary rock can form from metamorphic rock through a process called retrograde metamorphism. In this process, metamorphic rocks are broken down by weathering and erosion to form sediment, which can then be compacted and cemented to form new sedimentary rock.
How can a igneous rock change into a metaphoric rock?
An igneous rock can change into a metamorphic rock through the process of metamorphism, which involves heat and pressure altering the mineral composition and texture of the rock. This can occur deep within the Earth's crust where high temperatures and pressures are present, causing the minerals in the igneous rock to recrystallize and form a new metamorphic rock.
What rock is a metamorphic rock?
Amphibolite Blueschist Eclogite Gneiss Granulite Greenschist Greenstone Hornfels Marble - limestone Marble - dolomite Migmatite Phyllite Quartzite Schist Serpentinite Slate Soapstone
What type of rock forms when heat and pressure change one type of rock into another?
Changes in the structure, texture, or mineralogy of existing rocks will create a metamorphic rock. Metamorphism can result from the effects of heat and/or pressure, or from the addition of ions from heated fluids. Examples of metamorphic rock are slate, schist, and gneiss.
Where can one find metamorphic rock?
One can find a metamorphic rock in a variety of locations. Some of the places where one can find a metamorphic rock include the base of mountains and within the Earth's crust.
How can you tell one metamorphic rock to another metamorphic rock?
Well it is pretty easy here it goes: A metamorphic rock will display foliation or bands around the rock.
What is a protolith?
A metamorphic rock changes from one form to another by intense heat or pressue. The parent rock, or protolith, is the rock that undergoes change. It can be any rock type, sedimentary, igneous, and even metamorphic.
What thing is not a metamorphic agent?
One thing that is not a metamorphic agent is sediment. Metamorphic agents include heat, pressure, and chemically active fluids, which facilitate the transformation of existing rocks into metamorphic rocks. Sediment, on the other hand, refers to fragments of rock and minerals that accumulate and can lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks rather than metamorphic ones.
How do rocks turn in to sedimentary rock through the rock cycle?
Limestone, from heat, can melt into magma. Mainly, it is weathered and eroded back into calcium carbonate solution in the sea, with its insoluble fraction left as the sediment from which it was created. Lastly, heat and pressure (contact metamorphism) can alter it into marble (a metamorphic rock).
