Foliation is an attribute of certain metamorphic rocks. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock that is not described as foliated or non-foliated.
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∙ 14y agoIt is nonfoliated.
Nonfoliated
Foliated
You can determine because there is texture differences. Also, foliated rocks have visible layers or elongated grains of minerals. Nonfoliated does not have distinct layers or bands.
Breccia is a rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock. It is mostly quartz, feldspar, and clay minerals and is not foliated.
It is nonfoliated.
Nonfoliated
Slate is a foliated metamorphic rock.
Rock salt is not foliated.
cleavage, metallic, foliated, nonfoliated, and gravity.
Sedimentary rock can appear foliated, but the nomenclature of foliation is usually reserved for the context of metamorphic rock texture description.
Foliated
foliated
You can determine because there is texture differences. Also, foliated rocks have visible layers or elongated grains of minerals. Nonfoliated does not have distinct layers or bands.
Breccia is a rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock. It is mostly quartz, feldspar, and clay minerals and is not foliated.
NON foliated
foliated