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What does phyllite turn into?
Phyllite is metamorphosed slate, which is also a metamorphic rock. Shale or mudstone is the protolith (parent rock) of slate.
What does slate turn into if its heated and squashed?
phyllite
What does slate turn into if heated and squashed?
If slate is sufficiently heated and compressed it becomes phyllite.
Could contact metamorphism change a shale into a phyllite?
No. Contact metamorphism will most likely alter shale into hornfels. Phyllite is regionally metamorphosed slate, and slate is metamorphosed shale.
What metamorphic rocks are found in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania is home to quartzite, slate, marble, phyllite, gneiss, and schist
What is the difference between slate and phyllite?
The degree of metamorphism. Phyllite is slate further metamorphosed.
What is the protolith of phyllite?
The parent rock or protolith of phyllite is slate.
What is the origin of phyllite?
Phyllite is a type of metamorphic rock that comes from adding heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids to slate. Slate is the parent, or originial, type of rock from which the phyllite forms. It could also be said that slate recrystallizes into phyllite. Slate is also a metamorphic rock that starts out as the sedimentary rock called shale. Therefore, phyllite comes from slate, which comes from shale. Phyllite is different from slate because it has been metamorphosed more. As a result, the straight lines/planes (called foliation) that slate breaks along, are absent in phyllite, which is distinctly wavy in appearance. If more metamorphism is applied to phyllite, it recrystallizes into schist.
What does phyllite turn into?
Phyllite is metamorphosed slate, which is also a metamorphic rock. Shale or mudstone is the protolith (parent rock) of slate.
What does slate turn into if its heated and squashed?
phyllite
What is the physical description of phyllite?
Phyllite is a foliated metamorphic rock. It's cleavage resembles that of slate. It is often distinguished from slate because it has shiny metallic luster. Phyllite also has very fine grains.
What is the parent rock of phyllite?
Phyllite is a foliated metamorphic rock whose parent rock is slate.
What does slate turn into if heated and squashed?
If slate is sufficiently heated and compressed it becomes phyllite.
What commonly becomes phyllite through metamorphism?
slate
How is phyllite formed?
Phyllite is a fine grained metamorphic rock. It is formed by shale forming into slate, and slate being put under physical pressure over time.
Could contact metamorphism change a shale into a phyllite?
No. Contact metamorphism will most likely alter shale into hornfels. Phyllite is regionally metamorphosed slate, and slate is metamorphosed shale.
What lists the rocks in order of increasing grain size and increasing grade of metamorphism?
slate, phyllite, schist, gneissslate, schist, phyllite
