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How do metamorphic rocks form?
How do metamorphic rocks fit into the rock cycle?
What are 3 agents that cause metamorphism?
What is the distinction between metamorphic rock and igneous rock?
What can cause an increase in pressure on rocks in the Earth’s crust?
What is contact metamorphism?
What are some metamorphic rocks that it produces?
How does regional metamorphism occur and what types of rocks does it produce?
What is the distinction between foliated and non-foliated metamorphic rocks?
How is slate formed? What was it used for in the past?
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What grade metamorphic rock is schist? (make sure you pronounce that right!)
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Why does gneiss display banding?
What is the parent rock of gneiss?
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What is marble’s parent rock(s)?
Would marble fizz in HCl?
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Give an example of textural changes.
What are the 4 driving forces of metamorphism given?
On to http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/metamorphic/mtexture.htm
In your own words, describe the foliated textures give (there are 4).
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Identify a foliated rock that has grains too small to be seen, but has a silky sheen to it:
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GEOLOGY 255 PETROLOGY AN INTRODUCTION TO IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC
GES 1 DYNAMIC EARTH SPRING 2008 NAMEKEY METAMORPHIC ROCKS
GY 111 METAMORPHIC ROCKS KEY ROCK NAME MINERALS
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