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A metamorphic texture that means no mineral alignment is called
a) Foliated
b) Banding
c) Non-foliated
d) Vesicular
Two processes that cause metamorphism are
a) compaction and cementation
b) cooling and solidification
c) deposition and burial
d) heating and pressure
Regional metamorphism is
a) when magma or lava touches a rock and changes it.
b) over a larger area, deep inside the Earth.
c) happening at a divergent boundary.
d) due to fast cooling.
Contact metamorphism is
a) over a larger area, deep inside the Earth.
b) due to fast cooling.
c) related to deposition of sediments.
d) when magma or lava touches a rock and changes it.
A foliated, metamorphic rock with platy mica crystals is
a) Gneiss
b) Schist
c) Phyllite
d) Slate
A foliated metamporphic rock that is made from low grade metamorphism of shale is
a) Gneiss
b) Schist
c) Phyllite
d) Slate
A foliated metamorphic rock that has shiny surfaces is
a) Gneiss
b) Schist
c) Phyllite
d) Slate
A nonfoliated metamorphic rock made from limestone is
a) Gneiss
b) Quartzite
c) Anthracite Coal
d) Marble
A nonfoliated metamorphic rock made by the metamorphism of sandstone is
a) Gneiss
b) Quartzite
c) Anthracite coal
d) Marble
A metamorphic rock texture that means minerals are aligned due to pressure
a) Vesicular
b) Foliated
c) Non-foliated
d) Glassy
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