Quartzite--sandstone. Marble--limestone. Slate--shale. Gneiss--basalt or granite.
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∙ 11y agoI know that Granite is a protolith to gniess but I am currently unsure about conglomerate
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∙ 11y agoA protolith is the parent rock. Metamorphic rocks have protoliths, and limestone or dolomite are the protoliths of marble.
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∙ 10y agothese are all examples of metamorphic rocks
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∙ 10y agoThe protolith of gneiss may be either granite or schist.
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∙ 13y agoPure quartz sandstone.
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∙ 14y agoShale
The parent rock or protolith of phyllite is slate.
Quartz crystals typically grow hydrothermally, in hot, pressurized, silical solutions.
Sandstone
Is a called a plate
Shale.
Sandstone is a protolith as it is, so it does not have a protolith.
The parent rock or protolith of phyllite is slate.
"protolith" refers to the original composition of an altered rock. for example, a basalt was the protolith to a rock thats presently a greenschist.
Quartz crystals typically grow hydrothermally, in hot, pressurized, silical solutions.
A protolith can be any igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rock.
The protolith of schist is phyllite. The protolith of anthracite is bituminous coal.
Sandstone
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peridotite
A conglomerate (sedimentary rock) is the protolith, or parent rock, of a metamorphic rock called a metaconglomerate.
quartzite
What is the nickname for quartzite