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what components does protolith rock need to become a metamorphic rock
heat, pressure, or chemical process in the earth
name 3 foliated rocks
Slate, schist, and gneiss
what is the process of making metamorphic rock called?
metamorphism
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list 3 features of metamorphic rocks
Foliation, non-Foliation, recrystallized, hard
what is the difference between contact and regional metamorphic rocks
contact metamorphism requires heat while regional metamorphism requires pressure
what percent of the earth's crust do metamorphic rocks make up
12%
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what is the average age of a metamorphic rocks
4.02 billion years
what are the two types of metamorphic rock
contact and regional metamorphism
what existing rock does metamorphic rock form from?
protolith
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explain metamorphic rocks are harder than the original rock
because of recrystallisation