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The rock that existed before it is changed into a metamorphic rock is called a protolith.

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Changed rocks are called?

Changed rocks are called metamorphic. Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, through the use of heat and pressure.Metamorphic rocks


What rocks are formed from high temperature and pressures?

Rocks formed from high temperature and pressure include metamorphic rocks such as marble, schist, and gneiss. These rocks are created deep within the Earth's crust through the transformation of existing rock types under intense heat and pressure conditions.


What are rocks changed by intense pressure and heat become new rocks called?

Rocks changed by intense pressure and heat become new rocks called metamorphic rocks. These rocks form when existing rocks undergo changes in texture and mineral composition due to high temperatures and pressures. Examples of metamorphic rocks include marble, slate, and gneiss.


What rock is igneous or sedimentary rock that has been changed by extreme pressure or heat?

The rock that has been changed by extreme pressure or heat is called metamorphic rock. It can form from igneous, sedimentary, or existing metamorphic rocks that undergo changes in temperature and pressure deep within the Earth's crust. Examples of metamorphic rocks include marble, slate, and gneiss.


Can sedimentary rock form directly from metamorphic rock?

Yes, sedimentary rock can form from metamorphic rock through a process called retrograde metamorphism. In this process, metamorphic rocks are broken down by weathering and erosion to form sediment, which can then be compacted and cemented to form new sedimentary rock.

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Changed-over rocks are called?

Metamorphic Rocks


What rocks are changed by high tempatures and high pressure?

Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks can be changed by high temperatures and pressure, and the resultant rock is called metamorphic, because its form has been changed.


Changed rocks are called?

Changed rocks are called metamorphic. Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, through the use of heat and pressure.Metamorphic rocks


What is rock that is changed by heat pressure or chemical change?

Metamorphic rocks have been changed by heat or pressure. This can be a change in size, shape, or arrangement of minerals.


Type of rock has been changed from one type into another?

Metamorphic rocks are those which have changed type due to heat, presssure or some other geologic agent.


What is the process in which an existing rock is changed by heat or pressure?

This process is called metamorphism and it creates metamorphic rocks, such as marble.


What rocks are formed from high temperature and pressures?

Rocks formed from high temperature and pressure include metamorphic rocks such as marble, schist, and gneiss. These rocks are created deep within the Earth's crust through the transformation of existing rock types under intense heat and pressure conditions.


What was the land mass called before it split into contitnets?

The supercontinent that existed before it split into separate continents is called Pangaea. It was a large landmass that existed about 335 million years ago.


What are rocks changed by intense pressure and heat become new rocks called?

Rocks changed by intense pressure and heat become new rocks called metamorphic rocks. These rocks form when existing rocks undergo changes in texture and mineral composition due to high temperatures and pressures. Examples of metamorphic rocks include marble, slate, and gneiss.


When minerals are changed that make up a rock this is called?

This question is worded strangely, but I think you are referring to Metamorphic rocks and metamorphism.


What are Igneous or sedimentary rocks that are changed by heat or pressure called?

Igneous or sedimentary rocks that are changed by heat or pressure are called metamorphic rocks. This process typically occurs deep within the Earth's crust where high temperatures and pressures cause the original rock to recrystallize into a new rock with a different texture and mineral composition.


What was super continent before Pangea called?

Rodinia is the super continent that existed before Pangea.