Metamorphic Rocks

Indicate the Type of Metamorphism

Groups:

(a) Regional Only

,

(b) Contact Only

,

(c) Reginal OR Contact

• Phyllite

• Metaconglomerate

• Slate

• Quartzite

• Marble

• Hornfels

• Gneiss

• Schist

• Anthracite Coal

Metamorphic rocks are the only type that

• can be vesicular.

• can have foliation.

• can have fossils.

• can have crystals.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which are processes that form metamorphic rocks?

• Heat & Pressure

• Melting & Solidification

• Compaction & Cementation

• Weathering & Erosion

Which rock can form from contact metamorphism?

• Slate

• Schist

• Anthracite Coal

• Marble

Which metamorphic rock goes through the LEAST amount of heat and pressure?

• Slate

• Phyllite

• Schist

• Gneiss

This metamorphic rock is...

• Foliated

• NonFoliated

• There is no way to tell

This metamorphic rock is...

• Foliated

• NonFoliated

• There is no way to tell

Which feature is visible in this metamorphic rock?

• distorted structure

• vesicular texture

• contact metamorphism

• cementation

Mineral alignment and banding are types of

• foliation

• grain sizes

• compositions

• environments of formation

Regional metamorphism takes place...

• over a large area, and involves only heat.

• over a large area, and involves heat and pressure.

• over a smaller area, and involves only heat.

• over a smaller area, and involves heat and pressure.