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Which of the following is NOT an example of metamorphic rock marble gneiss slate shale?
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Shale is a sedimentary rock, not a metamorphic rock.
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Does gneiss react with acid?
The metamorphic rock marble would react with hydrochloric acid.
What metamorphic is equivalent to Granite?
Metamorphosed sandstone may become quartzite and limestone may become marble.
What features would easily distinguish schist and gneiss from quartzite and marble?
Schist and gneiss are metamorphic rocks that display foliation, the parallel layering of the minerals caused by immense pressures. Quartzite and marble do not display foliation as they are metamorphosed more by heat than by pressure.
What would distinguish marble from Schist?
Marble is a nonfoliated metamorphic rock made of carbonate minerals, particularly calcite. It is formed by the metamorphism or limestone. Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock made of silicate minerals such as quartz and feldspars, and micas. It forms from the metamorphism of granite or schist.
What is the protolith of a quartzite?
Quartzite--sandstone. Marble--limestone. Slate--shale. Gneiss--basalt or granite.
What does gneiss and marble have in common?
They are both metamorphic rocks.
Name four metamorphic rocks?
Four of the metamorphic rocks are gneiss,slate,marble and schist.
What types of rocks are marble gneiss and quartzite?
they're all metamorphic
What other rocks are in the metamorphic rock family?
Marble Gneiss Schist
Does gneiss react with acid?
The metamorphic rock marble would react with hydrochloric acid.
What metamorphic is equivalent to Granite?
Metamorphosed sandstone may become quartzite and limestone may become marble.
What metamorphic rocks could be used to neutralize acidic mine waters Marble Quartzite Slate or Granite Gneiss?
Marble
10 examples of metamorphic rocks?
- Amphibolite - Eclogite - Gneiss - Greenstone - Hornfels - Marble - Migmatite - Phyllite - Quartzite (Metaquartzite) - Schist - Slate - Soapstone
Name three metamorphic rocks?
gneiss, schist, slate
3 metamorphic rocks?
Slate, gneiss, skarn, phyllite, hornfels, amphibolite, schist, quartzite, marble, and granulite are all metamorphic rocks.
Which rocks are metamorphic rocks?
Marble (metamorphosed limestone) Slate (metamorphosed shale) Gneiss (metamorphosed granite)
What metamorphic rocks are found in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania is home to quartzite, slate, marble, phyllite, gneiss, and schist
