Metamorphic Rocks
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marble
Major minerals: calcite - fizzes in HCl
Foliation: n/a
Metamorphic Grade: low/med
Parent Rock: limestone
quartzite
Major minerals: quartz
Foliation: n/a
Metamorphic Grade: high/med
Parent Rock: quartz sandstone
serpentinite
Major minerals: micas/clays, mafic
Foliation: non foliated
Metamorphic Grade: low grade
Parent Rock: serpentine
slate
Major minerals: micas, clays
Foliation: slaty foliation - split into slabs
Metamorphic Grade: low
Parent Rock: shale
gneiss
Major minerals: garnet, staurolite, pyroxene, quartz
Foliation: gneissic
Metamorphic Grade: high
Parent Rock: any silicate rock
schist
Major minerals: shale, mica, garnet, staurolite
Foliation: schistosity
Metamorphic Grade: med/high
Parent Rock: shale
phyllite
Major minerals: mica/clay
Foliation: schist/slaty
Metamorphic Grade: low/med
Parent Rock: shale
amphibolite
Major minerals: hornblende, mafic
Foliation: ?
Metamorphic Grade: high
Parent Rock: any mafic/igneous rock
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