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rock called basalt

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Q: Which rock is called parent rock?
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What metamorphic rock contains rock?

The parent rock of serpentine is called peridotite which is an ultramafic rock


Limestone is the parent rock of the non foliated metamorphic rock called?

Limestone is the parent of rock of non foliated metamorphic. This is a very old type of rock.


What is the original rock called before metamorphism takes place?

It is called the 'protolith' or 'parent rock'.


Why is bed rock called the parent of soil?

Bed rock is called the parent of soil because soil formation begins when bed rock is broken down by weathering . Weathering breaks the parent rock into smaller and smaller peices later on the weathered rock is broke down into soil particles. :-)


What metamorphic rock contains serpentine?

The parent rock of serpentine is called peridotite which is an ultramafic rock


What rock is chert the parent rock of?

Nothing, Chert has a parent rock and is made of mostly fossils and silica. It is not a parent rock. It has a parent rock.


What is the protolith of meta conglomerate?

A conglomerate (sedimentary rock) is the protolith, or parent rock, of a metamorphic rock called a metaconglomerate.


What original rock undergoes metamorphic changes?

Igneous rock, sedimentary rock and pre-existing metamorphic rock can all undergo metamorphism. The original rock is known as parent rock or protolith.


What is the process of calculating the absolute age of rock by measuring the amounts of parent and daughter materials in a rock and by knowing the half-life of the parent called?

radiometric dating


When soil remains on top of its parent rock it called?

soiol sedimentation


What is limestones parent rock?

Limestone does not have a parent rock.


Why is limestone referred to as the parent rock of marble?

Marble is formed by the metamorphosis of limestone (by heat and pressure). Therefore limestone may be called the parent rock (or more correctly the protolith) of marble.