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metamorphic rocks
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- 1phyllitecrystalline
foliated
very fine
looks like shale with layers
parent rock- shale
mins- quartz, mica - 2schistcrystalline
foliated
fine/medium
mins- mica, muscavite, garnet
parent rock- shale/mudstone
- 3gneisscrystalline
foliated
medium/coarse
mins- fedspar, quartz, biotite
parent rock- shale, limestone
- 4marblecyrstalline
soft
massive
very fine
mins- calcite
parent rock- limestone
- 5metaconglomeratecrystalline
weak folidated
coarse
parent rock- conglomerate - 6slateclastic
bedded
very fine
parent rock- shale, mudstone
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- Flashcards on metamorphic rocks, created by Sabrina Jolley on 09/02/2020.
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