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Describe how an igneous rock may become transformed into other rock types and back into igneous rock? The Igneous Rock would have to go through many stages known as the Rock Cycle. The Rock Cycle steps would be: Igneous Rock than it would have to go threw erosion to become a Sedimentary Rock than it would have to go through Heat and Pressure to become a Metamorphic Rock. Then The Metamorphic Rock would have to go through melting to become a Molten Rock (Lave/Magma). Then finally it would have to go through cooling to become a Igneous Rock again<3[: ---♥PandaBabby69♥

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Can any rock become any other type of rock?

Yes. Metamorphic can be weathered away, end up in the ocean and become sedimentary. Sedimentary can end up in a volcano and become metamorphic. It can melt in a volcano and harden, thus becoming igneous. Then, igneous can also weather and get in the sea, just like metamorphic. Or, igneous can end up deep in the earth, where it gets squeezed into metamorphic. Hope that helped! :D


What does the word felsic?

The word felsic is used to describe igneous rocks that are rich in silica and alkali feldspar. Such rocks tend to be light in color and have a lower density than other igneous rocks.


Can an igneous rock become metamorphic?

Yes,so can sedimentary rocks and even other metamorphic rocks.


What type of rocks are metamorphic rocks formed from?

Metamorphic rocks are formed from existing rocks that undergo changes in temperature, pressure, or chemical reactions due to processes like heat and pressure from deep within the Earth's crust. These existing rocks can be sedimentary, igneous, or even other metamorphic rocks that get transformed into a new type of rock.


Why did the igneous rocks are always hard?

refer to mode of formation of igneous rock, they are formed due to solidification of molten magma(lava) from within the earths crust. thus igneous rock become the major source of other rocks kind and it also contain different kind of minerals that make its hardness, other rock originate from igneous rock after some processes


Are metamorphic rocks only from igneous rocks?

no any type of rock can become any other or another form of itself.


What causes igneous rocks to become sedimentary rocks?

If other layers of rock, dirt, dust, and sand are put on top of the igneous rock and the layers are compressed by their own weight, they become a single, unified layer of sedimentary rock. Simple Version: 1. Igneous rock 2. More rocks are put on the igneous rock. 3. The rock on top push down and squeeze the all of the layers into one layer.


Are metamorphic rocks formed only from igneous rocks?

no any type of rock can become any other or another form of itself.


What type of rock is made from weathering and erosion?

Sedimentary rock is formed when igneous rocks weather to sediments, then the sediments compact to sedimentary rock. When Igneous rocks are subjected to heat and pressure but do not melt, they become metamorphic rock. When igneous rocks are melted they make other igneous rocks.


What is the term used to describe a very large widespread and deep intrusive body of igneous rock?

The term used to describe a very large, widespread, and deep intrusive body of igneous rock is a batholith. These formations are usually composed of granite or other coarse-grained rocks and can cover hundreds of square kilometers in area.


What type of rock do all rocks start as?

All rocks start as igneous rocks, which form from the cooling of molten rock material called magma or lava. From there, rocks can be transformed into other types such as sedimentary and metamorphic rocks through processes like weathering, erosion, and heat and pressure.


According to the rock cycle what is formed into metamorphic rock?

Basically it can be the other two types of rock in the cycle; igneous and sedimentary. Given a sufficient amount of heat and pressure is applied, any rock turns into a metamorphic rock. If a sedimentary rock such as mudstone gets metamorphosed it turns into slate. If on the other hand, an igneous type rock such as granite it can be transformed into a gneiss (high grade) or a shist (mid-grade).