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no. it is a clastic sedimentary rock.

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Q: Is shale igneous sedimentary or metamorphic?
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Is shale sedimentary-metamorphic or igneous?

It is a Sedimentary rock


Is shale igneous metamorphic sedimentary?

It is a Sedimentary rock


What igneous rock can be changed into schist?

Shale is the only sedimentary rock which can be changed into schist.


Which of Slate Granite Shale or Pumice is classified as a sedimentary rock?

The answer is Shale. Slate is a metamorphic rock derived from shale, granite is an intrusive igneous rock, and pumice is a vesicular extrusive igneous rock.


What are crystals igneous sedimentary or metamorphic?

its igneous and sedimentary and metamorphic


Is shale a sedimentary rock or a metamorphic rock?

shale is a sedimentary rock


What is metamorphic shale?

The Shale is not a metamorphic rock it is a sedimentary rock.


Is graphite igneous sedimentary or metamorphic?

Graphite is a mineral, not a rock that is classified as metamorphic, igneous or sedimentary.


How does sedimentary rock form to metamorphic rock?

Shale (a metamorphic rock) goes through heat and pressure than it turns into slate (a sedimentary rock)


Are metamorphic rocks forms only by igneous rocks?

despite what most people think, metamorphic rocks are not formed only by igneous rocks. an example is slate, which forms from shale, a sedimentary rock


Name the 3 kinds of rocks?

There are three major types of rock: igneous (formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava) sedimentary (laid down as sediments) and metamorphic (changed by heat and/or pressure)


What are examples of igneous metamorphic and sedimentary rocks?

Igneous: * Obsidian * Granite * Diorite * Gabbro * Pumice * Basalt Metamorphic: * Slate * Phyllite * Gneiss * Mica schist * Marble * Quartzite * Granulite Sedimentary: * Limestone * Sandstone * Shale * Chert * Mudstone * Chalk