I am doing a lab and was wondering the same thing. I found out that you have to look at the rocks foliage. If it is foliated or nonfoliated. ( foliation- a process which minerals are aligned in rocks such that they are easy to split either in half or small thin slices).
Metamorphic rocks can be identified if the rock is foliated or nonfoliated, foliating type, type of metamorphism (contact/regional), and by probable original rock. :)
Metamorphic Rocks
Unakite rocks are metamorphic rocks formed from the alteration of igneous rocks. They are typically composed of pink feldspar, green epidote, and clear quartz.
They are both rocks
rocks can change form. There are three main types of rocks, sedimentary, Metamorphic and igneous. igneous. sedimentary rocks are rocks formed from sediment. Metamorphic rocks are rocks formed from heat and pressure. If other rocks are put under heat and pressure then they have a chance to change into metamorphic.
Metamorphic rocks can be identified if the rock is foliated or nonfoliated, foliating type, type of metamorphism (contact/regional), and by probable original rock. :)
Metamorphic rocks get their names based on their texture, mineral composition, and the parent rock from which they were formed. The names are often derived from the minerals present in the rock or the location where they were first identified.
No. Metamorphic rocks can also from front sedimentary rocks and from other metamorphic rocks.
Metamorphic Rocks
A banded metamorphic rock formed from the re-heating and re-pressuring of granite and similar igneous rocks.
Metamorphic rocks
No, metamorphic rock is not conducive to preserving fossils because of the high pressures and temperatures it has been subjected to that destroys organic matter. Most fossils are found in sedimentary rock.
It is a type of Metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rocks are formed by pressure and heat. You can tell them apart by their texture. The 2 categories of texture are foliated or non-foliated. Foliation refers to the layering and alignment of the rocks crystals. Metamorphic rocks are also identified by looking at its mineral composition. For instance Quartzite is identified by its quartz sand grains.
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks through the process of heat and pressure, but they are more commonly associated with forming from existing metamorphic or sedimentary rocks. Igneous rocks can indirectly contribute to the formation of metamorphic rocks by heating up and altering surrounding rocks, leading to the formation of new metamorphic rocks.
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks