Foliation
Parent rocks
Recrystilization
100
Phyllite
What is one example of a foliated rock?
100
Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
What are the three main parent rocks?
100
Heat and pressure can break the bonds that join atoms in minerals. Then the atoms can join together differently as new bonds form.
What is the definition of recrystilization?
200
Marble
What is one example of a nonfoliated rock.
200
Marble
What does limestone form into?
200
Individual mineral crystals grow larger as more atoms join their crystal structure.
What is the first main result of recrystilization?
300
An arrangement of minerals in flat or wavy parallel bands.
What is the definition of foliation?
300
Schist
What does shale form into?
300
Atoms can combine in different ways, and new minerals can form in place of the other ones.
What is the second main result of recrytilization?
400
When rocks are under pressure.
How does foliation develop?
400
Gneiss
What is the deepest parent rock?
400
Garnet or Shale
What can form from silt and clay?
500
It is only made up of one type of mineral.
Why would a rock not show foliation?
500
Shale
What is the parent rock on the surface?
500
Yes
Is shale a sedimentary rock?
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