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GEOL 101 CHAPTER 6: METAMORPHIC
ROCKS QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWER
metamorphic rocks are formed in what state? - ans-solid ws ws ws ws ws ws ws wsws
How are metamorphic rocks formed? - ans-
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Preexisting rock is altered through heat, pressure, and chemically active fluids. Time is S-L-O-
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contact (environment of metamorphism) - ans-high temp, low pressure, fluids (limestone)
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seafloor (environment of metamorphism) - ans-mid high temp, low pressure, fluids (basalt)
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regional (environment of metamorphism) - ans-high temp, high pressure, fluids (gneiss and schist)
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roots (environment of metamorphism) - ans-
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most intense metamorphism, decreases away from mountains
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how are metamorphic rocks classified? - ans-texture and composition
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foliated metamorphic rocks definition - ans-parallel bands of grain
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non-foliated metamorphic rocks definition - ans-no arrangement
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contact - ans-due to contact with hot magma, smaller area (non-foliated rocks)
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regional - ans-due to collision of continental and oceanic plates, larger area
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metamorphic grade - ans-range of change that a rock undergoes (high grade=high temp/
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pressure changes) ws
foliated metamorphic rocks in order of increasing metamorphic grade - ans-LOW -
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Shale → Slate → Schist → Gneiss - HIGH (size and layering increases)
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non-foliated metamorphic rocks - ans--marble: recrystallization of limestone
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what does shale turn into? - ans-slate
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what does rhyolite turn into? - ans-slate, schist
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what does granite turn into - ans-schist
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what does basalt turn into - ans-schist, amphibolite
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what does limestone turn into - ans-marble
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GEOL 101 CHAPTER 6: METAMORPHIC
ROCKS QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWER
metamorphic rocks are formed in what state? - ans-solid ws ws ws ws ws ws ws wsws
How are metamorphic rocks formed? - ans-
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Preexisting rock is altered through heat, pressure, and chemically active fluids. Time is S-L-O-
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W (millions of years)
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contact (environment of metamorphism) - ans-high temp, low pressure, fluids (limestone)
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seafloor (environment of metamorphism) - ans-mid high temp, low pressure, fluids (basalt)
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regional (environment of metamorphism) - ans-high temp, high pressure, fluids (gneiss and schist)
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roots (environment of metamorphism) - ans-
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most intense metamorphism, decreases away from mountains
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how are metamorphic rocks classified? - ans-texture and composition
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foliated metamorphic rocks definition - ans-parallel bands of grain
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non-foliated metamorphic rocks definition - ans-no arrangement
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contact - ans-due to contact with hot magma, smaller area (non-foliated rocks)
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regional - ans-due to collision of continental and oceanic plates, larger area
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metamorphic grade - ans-range of change that a rock undergoes (high grade=high temp/
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pressure changes) ws
foliated metamorphic rocks in order of increasing metamorphic grade - ans-LOW -
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Shale → Slate → Schist → Gneiss - HIGH (size and layering increases)
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non-foliated metamorphic rocks - ans--marble: recrystallization of limestone
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what does shale turn into? - ans-slate
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what does rhyolite turn into? - ans-slate, schist
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what does granite turn into - ans-schist
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what does basalt turn into - ans-schist, amphibolite
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what does limestone turn into - ans-marble
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