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That depends on what happens to it. If it is sufficiently heated and compressed it will metamorphose to quartzite.
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What is lusture of sandstone?
Sandstone has dull lustre.
How can sandstone rock be changed into different sandstone rock?
by chemicals
What rock is used to make jaisalmer fort?
red sandstone
Which rock will brake if you freeze it in water schist pumice or sandstone?
Which Rock Will Brake If You Freeze It In Water Schist Pumice Or Sandstone? Answar: Sandstone
What type of rock is a sandstone?
sedimentary rock
How does change granite into sandstone?
Granite becomes Sandstone when water erodes the Granite on Earths surface, and then deposits the sediment.
How might a sandstone change into another sandstone?
Sand that is overlayed by additional sediments will experience compaction. Small gaps between sand particles will fill in with minerals which cement the particles together. The process takes a long, long time.
What happens to the minerals in sandstone when it changes into quartzite?
The minerals in the sandstones usually recrystallize when it changes into quartzite. Heat must be applied to sandstone to change it into quartzite.
Why is the erosion of sandstone a physical change?
The answer is a sandstone cliff that is exposed to the weather goes through physical changes as it gradually erodes in the wwind and rain
What two factors in the rock cycle may change sandstone to quartzite?
Heat and pressure
How big is sandstone and why is it called sandstone?
because the sandstone is smooth and big
What is the common name for sandstone?
The common name for sandstone - is sandstone. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock formed from grains of sand.
Can conglomerate transform into sandstone?
a deposit can change laterally, so it might be deposited a conglomerate upstream and further downstream a sandstone, but once it is deposited it cannot be transformed unless it is subject to heat and/or pressure, it will then be a metamorphic rock. If the river is in retrograde then the deposit will grade upwards from a conglomerate to a sandstone
How does metamorphism change sandstone?
Sandstone can metamorphose into quartzite.
Describe how the granite of a mountain could change first into sandstone and then into quartzite?
Weathering causes the granite to break down into small particles - sand. The sand becomes buried and compacts into sandstone. If the sandstone continues to be buried and comes into close contact with high heat, such as magma, it can be turned into quartzite.
Is sandstone a rock or mineral?
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
Where is the Sandstone Community Library in Sandstone located?
The address of the Sandstone Community Library is: 119 N. Fourth St., Sandstone, 55072 0641
