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Is phyllite a mineral?
Phyllite is a metamorphic rock.
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 type of rock was the metamorphic rock schist formed from?
Probably the metamorphic rock phyllite.
What rock is considered the parent rock?
Marble!
What does the term parent rock refer to?
sometimes rocks break off into pices the rock the pices came from is known as the parent rock
What is the parent rock of phyllite?
Phyllite is a foliated metamorphic rock whose parent rock is slate.
What is the protolith of phyllite?
The parent rock or protolith of phyllite is slate.
What does phyllite turn into?
Phyllite is metamorphosed slate, which is also a metamorphic rock. Shale or mudstone is the protolith (parent rock) of slate.
What is parent rock of Muscovite schist?
Gneiss is a high grade metamorphic rock, the product of various rock types being exposed to intense pressures and heat under the surface of the Earth. Orthogneiss is a gneiss whose parent rock was igneous, and paragneiss is a gneiss whose parent rock was sedimentary.
Is phyllite a mineral or a rock?
Phyllite is a metamorphic rock.
What is the crystalline structure of phyllite?
phyllite is a type of metasedimentary rock. The parent rock likely contained clays and/or micas, which have metamorphosed into micas and aligned due to pressure. This shiny surface is produced by the alignment of the minerals.
Is phyllite a mineral?
Phyllite is a metamorphic rock.
What is the origin of phyllite?
Phyllite is a type of metamorphic rock that comes from adding heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids to slate. Slate is the parent, or originial, type of rock from which the phyllite forms. It could also be said that slate recrystallizes into phyllite. Slate is also a metamorphic rock that starts out as the sedimentary rock called shale. Therefore, phyllite comes from slate, which comes from shale. Phyllite is different from slate because it has been metamorphosed more. As a result, the straight lines/planes (called foliation) that slate breaks along, are absent in phyllite, which is distinctly wavy in appearance. If more metamorphism is applied to phyllite, it recrystallizes into schist.
Rock that can change into schist?
Phyllite.
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 type of rock was the metamorphic rock schist formed from?
Probably the metamorphic rock phyllite.
What are the uses for phyllite?
Phyllite can be used in construction as a decorative, shiny rock. It is used for counter and table tops, and for the facades of buildings.
