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What is the parent rock of skarn?
limestone and granite
What rock does skarn form from?
Usually carbonate rocks like limestone or dolomite.
Is skarn metamorphic igenous or sedimentary?
Skarn is metamorphic.
If the sedimentary rock limestone is subjected to metamorphism what metamorphic rock will likely form?
Limestone can metamorphose into marble, a regional metamorphic rock, or into skarn, a contact metamorphic rock.
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!
What is the chemical composition of skarn?
Minerals commonly present within skarn rocks include garnet, magnetite and epidote.
Examples of metamorphic rock?
Slate, gneiss, skarn, phyllite, amphibolite, schist, quartzite, marble, and granulite are all metamorphic rocks.
What kind of rock is likely to form where the heat from the granitic magma is conducted to the limestone country rock?
The metamorphosed limestone will most likely be a skarn or marble, both formed from contact with an intruding granitic magma.
Where is skarn rock found?
Skarns are most often formed at the contact zone between intrusions of granitic magma bodies and carbonate sedimentary rocks such as limestone and dolostone.
What has the author David A John written?
David A John has written: 'Grade and tonnage model of tungsten skarn deposits, Nevada' -- subject(s): Ore deposits, Tungsten ores, Skarn
How is marble rock made?
Marble rock is made when a sedimentary rock, which consists of limestone has undergone heat and pressure metamorphosis under temperatures in excess of 1800ºF.
What has the author Gail Elizabeth Bloomer written?
Gail Elizabeth Bloomer has written: 'Geology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of the iron crown calcic iron skarn deposit, Vancouver Island, British Columbia' -- subject(s): Geology, Geochemistry, Skarn, Mineralogy
