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Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by "increased pressure" and heating.

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What is metamorphic shale?

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


What rock is slate but in the past it was shale?

Shale is a sedimentaory rock, while Slate is a metamorphic rock. Generally the shale is metamorphosed into slate.


What rock makes slate?

Slate is formed from shale, which is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of clay and silt particles. Over time, high pressure and heat cause the shale to recrystallize into slate, a metamorphic rock known for its ability to easily split into thin sheets.


What type of rock is slate?

A metamorphic rock.


What was slate before being metamorphosed?

Slate was originally a sedimentary rock called shale before undergoing metamorphism. Shale is a fine-grained rock formed from the compaction of mud and clay particles. Through the process of metamorphism, the shale is subjected to heat and pressure, which transforms it into slate.


The rock type which results from metamorphosed shale is?

Shale can metamorphose into slate, which can metamorphose into phyllite, which can metamorphose into schist, which can metamorphose into gneiss.


Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by?

subjected to heat and pressure. The intense heat and pressure cause the shale's minerals to recrystallize, giving rise to the fine-grained texture and foliation characteristic of slate.


What does phyllite turn into?

Phyllite is metamorphosed slate, which is also a metamorphic rock. Shale or mudstone is the protolith (parent rock) of slate.


What are 3 specific types of metamorphic rocks and what was their parent rock?

Slate--metamorphosed shale or mudstone.Phyllite--metamorphosed slate.Quartzite--metamorphosed sandstone.


What sedimentary rock does shale turn into?

Slate is metamorphosed shale.


What type of metamorphic rock could be produced from mud?

If the mud has lithified into shale or mudstone, then metamorphosed, the answer would be slate.


Which of the following is NOT an example of metamorphic rock marble gneiss slate shale?

Shale is a sedimentary rock, not a metamorphic rock.