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Metamorphic rocks form when the crust is exposed to rising pressure and temperature conditions. What processes can raise the pressure and temperature

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Page 1: Metamorphic rocks form when the crust is exposed to rising pressure and temperature conditions. What processes can raise the pressure and temperature of

Metamorphic rocks form when

the crust is exposed to rising

pressure and temperature

conditions. What processes can

raise the pressure and temperature

of the crust?

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Metamorphic Rocks Are Composed of

Sedimentary, Igneous, or

Metamorphic Minerals that Have

Recrystallized.Marble from Carrara, Italy

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• Pre-existing sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rock changed to a new assemblage of minerals.

• Result of solid-state recrystallization of “parent rock” due to changing crustal conditions.

What Is Metamorphic Rock?

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Rocks Evolve through a Sequence of Metamorphic Grades …

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… conveniently “indexed” by

Index Minerals

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Regional Metamorphism = stress= foliation

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Shale is parent rock(protolith)

Foliated texture is produced by directed

stress related to regional metamorphism

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Slate Fractures

along parallel planes.

Phyllite Parallel mineral

arrangement.

Schist - parallel to sub-parallel arrangement. Gneiss

Minerals segregated into bands.

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Contact Metamorphism = thermal

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Limestone changed by contact metamorphism into marble

and various types of minerals

Contact metamorphism formsQuartziteHornfelsMarble

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Quartzite

Hornfels

Anthracite

MarbleMetaconglomerate

Nonfoliated rocks may develop during regional or contact metamorphism

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In addition to heat and pressure, chemically active fluids transport heat and promote recrystallization

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Identify where you would find metamorphic rocks and their type.

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Plate Movement Powers the Rock Cycle

IgneousGranite/RhyoliteDiorite/AndesiteGabbro/Basalt

Peridotite(Komatite)

SedimentaryConglomerate/Breccia

SandstoneShale

LimestoneCoal

MetamorphicSlate

PhylliteSchistGneiss

HornfelsMarble

Quartzite