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Metamorphic Rocks

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metamorphic rocksrocks that have been altered by heat and pressure
heat sorce300-1400 is required...1) radioactive 2)magma or 3)friction
pressure sources1) mountain building..2) intrusion of magma..3) weigt of layers
types of metamorphismthermal, dynamic, contact, regional
thermalheat
dynamicpressure
contactmagma
regionalmountain building
types of metamorphic rocksfoliated and non-foliated
foliated(dynamic) minerails are aligned into parallel layers
non-foliated(recrystallized) thermal; large intelooking crystals; shiny
slate fromshale
phyllite fromslate
schist fromseveral sources
gneiss fromgranite
marble tolimestone
quartzite tosandstone
green stone tobasalt
anthracite coal tobitumous


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