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What makes it difficult to identify minerals in shale and slate?
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The size of the individual particles that make up these rocks are very small.
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Why do clay minerals change to mica in the metamorphism of shale?
Because it does,that the main reason jkThe mild heat and pressure that changes clay into shale causes the minerals in the clay to align and compress into more crystalline layers, ie. mica.
What rock makes slate?
metamorphosed shale
Is shale foliated?
No. Shale is laminated. Foliations arean allignment of minerals due to increase in temperature and pressure during metamorphism. The laminations in shale however are a result of the plate like nature of clay minerals (more technically known as phyllosilicates) which when deposited lie flat against each other forming the lamina seen in shales.
What can granite and shale form under heated pressure?
Some shale becomes limestone and some changes into coal depending on what minerals are in them. --http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00461/shale.htm
What mineral is formed by the weathering of feldspar and other silicate minerals and is the principle mineral in clay and shale?
Kaolinite/Kaolin.
What minerals form shale?
no
What minerals are often present in shale?
Clay minerals, quarts, feldspar
Is shale a type of volcano?
== Shale is a sedimentary rock, comprised of lithified mud and clay minerals.
Shale rock is made of what 2 things?
its made out of minerals
What minerals make up shale?
Minerals could include clays, feldspars, quartz, micas, and pyrite
Name the rocks with which non metallic minerals such as petroleum are associated?
Shale
What is the difference between clay and shale?
THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT CLAY IS MOIST, SOFT, AND SMOOTH. SHALE IS rock of fissile or laminated structure .
Why do clay minerals change to mica in the metamorphism of shale?
Because it does,that the main reason jkThe mild heat and pressure that changes clay into shale causes the minerals in the clay to align and compress into more crystalline layers, ie. mica.
What are the types of rocks and minerals found in turkey?
some minerals are mica, fledspar, and rocks are marble, shale ,slate,granite etc.
What rock makes slate?
metamorphosed shale
Is shale is formed from the skeletons of ancient coral animals?
Shale rock is indirectly formed of skeletons and ancient coral animals. Clay minerals and tiny fragments of minerals like quartz and calcite make up shale. Calcite comes from the reaction of CaCO3, or calcium carbonate with Hydrogen ions. CaCO3 is a component of shells and bones.
Is shale foliated?
No. Shale is laminated. Foliations arean allignment of minerals due to increase in temperature and pressure during metamorphism. The laminations in shale however are a result of the plate like nature of clay minerals (more technically known as phyllosilicates) which when deposited lie flat against each other forming the lamina seen in shales.
