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What kind of metamorphic rock has mineral grains arrangend in bands?
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There are two answers to this question1) gneissic
for bands in such as granitic gneiss
2) foliated for thin layers seen in schist.
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What kind of metamorphic rock has its mineral grains arranged in planes of bands?
Metamorphic rock with mineral grains arranaged in bands or lamellar planes are called foliated metamorphic rocks.
What kind of metamorphic rock has its mineral grains arranged in bands or planes?
Metamorphic rock with mineral grains arranaged in bands or lamellar planes are called foliated metamorphic rocks.
What kind of metamorphic has its minerals grains arrange in planes or band?
Metamorphic rock with mineral grains arranaged in bands or lamellar planes are called foliated metamorphic rocks.
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What kind of metamorphic rock has its mineral grains arranged in planes or bands
Metamorphic rocks such as marble and quartzite are said to be what because their mineral grains are not arranged in parallel layers or bands?
Nonfoliated
What does it mean if mineral grains in a metamorphic rock are arranged in bands?
Foliated rock. If you are looking for whether the rock has no bands it is non-foliated.-Anonymous person but very smart ! :)
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.
How does a foliated metamorphic rock form?
Metamorphic rocks have their grains arranged in parallel layers or bands that are said to be foliated.
A metamorphic rock in which the grains line up in parallel bands is a?
Gneissic textured rock.
What would you look for to determine if a metamorphic rock is foliated?
grains arranged in solid bands.
Is a strong parallel alignment of different mineral bands in a metamorphic rock?
Foliation
A rock whose mineral grains are not formed in bands is called?
Rock
