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A metamorphic rock with visible layers or bands is said to be what?
A metamorphic rock with visible layers or bands is said to be foliated. The layers are due to the alignment of minerals or the presence of alternating light and dark bands. Examples of foliated metamorphic rocks include slate, schist, and gneiss.
When a mineral grains in a metamorphic rock do not form layers the rock has a?
no texture
When metamorphic rock has banded texture with minerals grains that are arranged in layers it is called?
Metamorphic rocks with a layered or banded look are referred to as foliated.
Use metamorphic rock in a sentence?
metamorphic rock is made by heat and pressure on layers of sediments and in creates a smooth rock such as granite.
Metamorphic rock that show layers of dark minerals alternatin with layers of light minerals are classified as?
Foliated is the correct answer!!!
What is a type of metamorphic rock that has parallel layers?
Foliated rock has parallel layers.
What is the name of a rock that has twisted layers?
metamorphic rock
How many layers do metamorphic layers have?
a metamorphic rock is a rock that has been changed from one rock to another by heat and/or pressure.....they amount of layers would depend on what kind of rock.....all rocks have a different amount of layers sorry
Does metamorphic rock have layers?
Not exactly. Some metamorphic rocks have foliation, which can appear similar to the layers of sedimentary rock. Foliation develops from mineral grains being oriented by pressure, rather than the deposition of layers.
What metamorphic rock type has flat layers?
Foliated rock
A metamorphic rock with visible layers or bands is said to be what?
A metamorphic rock with visible layers or bands is said to be foliated. The layers are due to the alignment of minerals or the presence of alternating light and dark bands. Examples of foliated metamorphic rocks include slate, schist, and gneiss.
When a mineral grains in a metamorphic rock do not form layers the rock has a?
no texture
What Metamorphic rock that don't have layers?
non-foliated.
How are slate and marble different?
Slate is a foliated (displaying layers or banding) metamorphic rock, and its parent rock was shale or mudstone. Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock (no layers or bands) and its parent rock was limestone.
What rock forms when sediment is squezed into layers by the weight of the rock above it?
Metamorphic rock.
What type of rock forms in layers?
That would be sedimentary rock, and (honorable mention) occasionally metamorphic rock.
When mineral grains in a metamorphic rock do not form layers the rock has what texture?
no texture
