Through sedimentation, the process all sedimentary rocks go through
No, granite typically does not turn into slate. Slate is formed from the metamorphism of fine-grained sedimentary rocks such as shale or mudstone, while granite is an igneous rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of magma. The processes involved in their formation are different, so granite does not typically transform into slate.
Shale typically turns into slate, while granite can metamorphose into gneiss.
Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.
Shale turns into slate through a process called metamorphism, where heat and pressure transform the shale's minerals into new minerals like mica and chlorite. This process also causes the shale's original clay minerals to recrystallize, making it more compact and giving it a foliated texture characteristic of slate.
The parent rock of slate is shale. Slate forms from the metamorphism of shale, which is a sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt-sized particles. The intense heat and pressure during metamorphism cause the clay minerals in shale to recrystallize into a dense, foliated structure characteristic of slate.
Yes
No, granite typically does not turn into slate. Slate is formed from the metamorphism of fine-grained sedimentary rocks such as shale or mudstone, while granite is an igneous rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of magma. The processes involved in their formation are different, so granite does not typically transform into slate.
High pressure can cause the formation of the metamorphic rock slate from the sedimentary rock shale.
Shale typically turns into slate, while granite can metamorphose into gneiss.
Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.
Slate and shale have the same make-up. Slate is formed from sedimentary shale by pressure and heat. Wet shale has the same smell that wet slate has.
Shale (a sedimentary rock) transforms naturally into slate (a metamorphic rock) after millions of years of burial deep in the crust under high temperature and pressure. It it not possible to artificially transform shale into slate.
Shale can metamorphose into slate, phyllite, schist, or gneiss depending on the temperature and pressure conditions it is exposed to during the metamorphic process.
Shale is a sedimentaory rock, while Slate is a metamorphic rock. Generally the shale is metamorphosed into slate.
Yes, slate is harder than shale. Slate is a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock that has undergone more intense heat and pressure than shale, a fine-grained sedimentary rock. As a result, slate is more durable and resistant to erosion compared to shale.
Phyllite is metamorphosed slate, which is also a metamorphic rock. Shale or mudstone is the protolith (parent rock) of slate.
Shale turns into slate through a process called metamorphism, where heat and pressure transform the shale's minerals into new minerals like mica and chlorite. This process also causes the shale's original clay minerals to recrystallize, making it more compact and giving it a foliated texture characteristic of slate.