Metamorphic Rocks

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<p>marble</p>

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<p>Major minerals: calcite - fizzes in HCl</p><p>Foliation: n/a</p><p>Metamorphic Grade: low/med</p><p>Parent Rock: limestone</p>

Major minerals: calcite - fizzes in HCl

Foliation: n/a

Metamorphic Grade: low/med

Parent Rock: limestone

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<p>quartzite</p>

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<p>Major minerals: quartz</p><p>Foliation: n/a </p><p>Metamorphic Grade: high/med</p><p>Parent Rock: quartz sandstone</p>

Major minerals: quartz

Foliation: n/a

Metamorphic Grade: high/med

Parent Rock: quartz sandstone

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<p>marble</p>

marble

Major minerals: calcite - fizzes in HCl

Foliation: n/a

Metamorphic Grade: low/med

Parent Rock: limestone

<p>Major minerals: calcite - fizzes in HCl</p><p>Foliation: n/a</p><p>Metamorphic Grade: low/med</p><p>Parent Rock: limestone</p>

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<p>quartzite</p>

quartzite

Major minerals: quartz

Foliation: n/a

Metamorphic Grade: high/med

Parent Rock: quartz sandstone

<p>Major minerals: quartz</p><p>Foliation: n/a </p><p>Metamorphic Grade: high/med</p><p>Parent Rock: quartz sandstone</p>

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<p>serpentinite</p>

serpentinite

Major minerals: micas/clays, mafic

Foliation: non foliated

Metamorphic Grade: low grade

Parent Rock: serpentine

<p>Major minerals: micas/clays, mafic</p><p>Foliation: non foliated</p><p>Metamorphic Grade: low grade</p><p>Parent Rock: serpentine</p>

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<p>slate</p>

slate

Major minerals: micas, clays

Foliation: slaty foliation - split into slabs

Metamorphic Grade: low

Parent Rock: shale

<p>Major minerals: micas, clays</p><p>Foliation: slaty foliation - split into slabs</p><p>Metamorphic Grade: low</p><p>Parent Rock: shale</p>

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<p>gneiss</p>

gneiss

Major minerals: garnet, staurolite, pyroxene, quartz

Foliation: gneissic

Metamorphic Grade: high

Parent Rock: any silicate rock

<p>Major minerals: garnet, staurolite, pyroxene, quartz</p><p>Foliation: gneissic</p><p>Metamorphic Grade: high</p><p>Parent Rock: any silicate rock</p>

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<p>schist</p>

schist

Major minerals: shale, mica, garnet, staurolite

Foliation: schistosity

Metamorphic Grade: med/high

Parent Rock: shale

<p>Major minerals: shale, mica, garnet, staurolite</p><p>Foliation: schistosity</p><p>Metamorphic Grade: med/high</p><p>Parent Rock: shale</p>

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<p>phyllite</p>

phyllite

Major minerals: mica/clay

Foliation: schist/slaty

Metamorphic Grade: low/med

Parent Rock: shale

<p>Major minerals: mica/clay</p><p>Foliation: schist/slaty</p><p>Metamorphic Grade: low/med</p><p>Parent Rock: shale</p>

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<p>amphibolite</p>

amphibolite

Major minerals: hornblende, mafic

Foliation: ?

Metamorphic Grade: high

Parent Rock: any mafic/igneous rock

<p>Major minerals: hornblende, mafic</p><p>Foliation: ?</p><p>Metamorphic Grade: high</p><p>Parent Rock: any mafic/igneous rock</p>