Metamorphic Rocks

metamorphic rocks are formed in the ______ in response to ____and ______

solid state, temperature and pressure

metamorphic rocks are typically found in

mountain belts

in metamorphic rocks, the parent rock

recrystallizes

what type of alignment makes a rock shiny?

parallel

crystals get _____ and become _____

larger, fused

metamorphic character has what 3 unique things?

unique texture, minerals, and foliation

unique texture meaning?

intergrown and interlocking grains

unique minerals meaning?

only metamorphic

unique foliation meaning?

a specific or distinctive alignment of minerals

name 3 foliated metamorphic rocks

slate, schist, and gneiss

slate is ____grained, has ____foliation, and a _____cleavage, with a _____ grade metamorphism

fine, perfect, slaty, low

the parent rock to slate is ____, but is harder and shiner

shale

schist is ____ grained, foliated, made from ____temp and pressure

coarse, high

schist has a parallel alignment of ?

micas

the parent rock to schist is ?

slate

gneiss is ____grained, not foliated but _____, and a _____ grade metamorphism

coarse, banded, high

the parent rock to gneiss is

schist

name 2 non foliated metamorphic rocks

quartzite and marble

quartzite is made from metamorphosed _____

sandstone

the best tombstones are made from?

quartzite

marble is made from metamorphosed ?

limestone