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the alignment of a mineral structure
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What is a mineral alignment?
A mineral alignment is a layered arrangement of firmly joined crystals of minerals; the minerals are aligned in layers or bands.
Is a strong parallel alignment of different mineral bands in a metamorphic rock?
Foliation
What metamorphic rock has no obvious alignment of any type of mineral crystals?
Nonfoliated rock
Is it true that foliated metamorphic rocks have mineral grains that are randomly placed?
It is not true. Metamorphic rock foliation is displayed as banding or layering due to mineral alignment.
Which rock is foliated shows mineral alignment but not banding and contains medium sized grains of quartz and pyroxene?
shist
What Mineral alignment in a metamorphic rock usually gives the rock a porphyritic texture?
A porphyritic texture can be a feature of igneous rocks, but 'porphyritic' is not used to describe metamorphic rock texture. Metamorphic rocks can be foliated or non-foliated, terms used to describe mineral alignment or banding, or the lack thereof.
What is a foiliated metamorphic rock?
A foiliated metamorphic rock is a metamorphic rock that has a texture of parallel alignment of mineral grains. Your Welcome...
What type of metamorphism contact or regional would result in a schist explain your choice?
Regional. Contact metamorphism is high temperature-low pressure so no mineral alignment occurs, only new mineral growth.
What is a metamorphic rock that has parallel alignment of mineral grains?
A folliated texture metamorphic rock, like shist.
Which technician would be used for an used car wheel alignment?
An alignment tech.An alignment tech.
Are your tires out of alignment?
Tires do not get out of alignment they may be out of balance but not alignment. Your suspension however can be out of alignment. The only way to know for sure is to have it checked.
Meaning of spreadsheet alignment?
A spreadsheet alignment is commonly referred to as a cell alignment. This means that the text within each cell is in alignment in accordance to its settings.
