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Which mineral is commonly found in the three metamorphic rocks slate schist and gneiss?
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When the metamorphic rock schist is heated and squeezed it forms what?
Gneiss
Can you describe the 4 rocks formed by metamorphic grade which are Slate Phyllite Schist and Gneiss?
Four rocks formed by metamorphic grade are slate, phyllite, schist and gneiss. Slate and pnyllite are low grade; schist is a medium grade; and gneiss is a high grade rock.
What rock does gneiss come from?
Gneiss may come from either granite or schist.
Gneiss is formed from what rock?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock. It is formed form another metamorphic rock called schist (sh-ist). Schist is formed form fine grained sedimentary rock (often shale). While gneiss is formed by great pressure from moving plates of the earth's crust.
What is the metamorphic progression of shale?
Shale > Slate > Phyllite > Schist > Gneiss > Migmatite > Complete Melt
What is gneiss and schist?
Both are foliated metamorphic rocks in which individual minerals can be seen with the naked eye. The difference is that gneiss is generally more coarsely crystalline and has color banding and schist smells bad.
When the metamorphic rock schist is heated and squeezed it forms what?
Gneiss
Can you describe the 4 rocks formed by metamorphic grade which are Slate Phyllite Schist and Gneiss?
Four rocks formed by metamorphic grade are slate, phyllite, schist and gneiss. Slate and pnyllite are low grade; schist is a medium grade; and gneiss is a high grade rock.
What rock does gneiss come from?
Gneiss may come from either granite or schist.
What is a metamorphic rock made from schist?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock formed when intense heat and/or pressure is applied to it's parent rock schist.
What are four examples of metamorphic rock?
Slate, hornfels, schist, gneiss.
What other rocks are in the metamorphic rock family?
Marble Gneiss Schist
What metamorphic rocks are formed from mudstones?
Slate,schist,gneiss are the metamorphic rock formed from mudstone.
Name four metamorphic rocks?
Four of the metamorphic rocks are gneiss,slate,marble and schist.
What is the origin of a gneiss rock?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock and its parent rock (protolith) could be a granite or schist.
What is a mineral that is after phyllite and before gneiss?
Not a mineral but a rock. Schist comes asfter phyllite ut before gneiss.
What property distinguishes foliated metamorphic rock such as gneiss and schist from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?
A banded texture
