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No, chalk is not a foliated rock; it is classified as a sedimentary rock. Chalk is composed predominantly of calcite and formed from the accumulation of tiny marine organisms' remains. Foliated rocks, such as schist or gneiss, have a layered or banded appearance due to the alignment of minerals under pressure, which does not occur in chalk.
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Which rock is an example of a non-foliated metamorphic rock?
Quartzite, marble, and metabasalt are non-foliated metamorphic rocks..................................... i like dots
A foliated metamorphic rock when crystals?
A foliated metamorphic rock forms when crystals combine and form visible bands
What is the term for a type of foliated metamorphic rock?
Schistose Structure metamorphic rocks are known as foliated metamorphic 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.
Is schist foliated or non- foliated?
Chert is non-foliated. Foliation is a term that is used mainly to describe the appearance or texture of metamorphic rock. Chert is a sedimentary rock, composed mostly of microcrystalline quartz.
Is slate a foliated of non foliated rock?
The metamorphic rock, slate, is considered foliated.
Is gneiss a foliated or a non foliated rock?
foliated
Is rocksalt foliated?
Rock salt is not foliated.
What rock type can be extrusive and intrusive?
The type of rock that can be foliated and/or non-foliated is the Igneous rock.
Can a foliated rock begin as an igneous rock?
Yes. A foliated metamorphic rock could have an igneous rock as a protolith.
What the difference between a foliated rock and a non-foliated rock?
The Process. Both foliated and nonfoliated rocks begin their lives as either sedimentary, igneous or another metamorphic rock. Type of Pressure. If the pressure applied to the recrystallizing rock is unequal, then a foliated rock will form.
Is slate a foliated metamorphic rock?
Yes, slate is a foliated metamorphic rock formed from the sedimentary rock shale.
Is conglomerate foliated or non-foliated?
Conglomerate is a non-folliated rock. It is a clastic sedimentary rock.
Is slate foliated or nonfoliated?
Slate is a foliated metamorphic rock.
What type of rock has light and dark layers?
foliated.
Is gniess foliated?
Yes. Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock.
What type of rock can either be foliated or non foliated?
metamorphic
