PPT-1 Metamorphic Rocks, Part 1

LOWERGRADE REGIONAL METAMORPHICS Slate Phyllite Greenstone and Schist 2 Metamorphic Rock Definition A sedimentary igneous or previously existing metamorphic rock which has undergone textural structural andor mineralogical changes due to the action of one or more agents of metamorphism. Metamorphic Rocks . Are Composed of Sedimentary, Igneous, or Metamorphic Minerals that Have Recrystallized.. Marble from Carrara, Italy. Pre-existing sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rock changed to a new assemblage of minerals. . Change is Good. Metamorphic Rocks. Formed from intense heat and pressure!. Sources of Heat. 300-1400 degree Celsius temperatures are needed for Metamorphism.. Sources of heat include:. Magma or lava. HIGHER-GRADE REGIONAL METAMORPHICS. Gneiss and Eclogite. 2. High-Grade Regional Metamorphic Facies. Rocks in this laboratory represent high to very high grade regional metamorphic rock. Facies represented are the amphibiolite, granulite, and eclogite facies. LOWER-GRADE REGIONAL METAMORPHICS. Slate, Phyllite, . “Greenstone” and Schist. 2. Metamorphic Rock Definition. A sedimentary, igneous, or previously existing metamorphic rock which has undergone textural, structural, and/or mineralogical changes due to the action of one or more agents of metamorphism. LOWER-GRADE REGIONAL METAMORPHICS. Slate, Phyllite, . “Greenstone” and Schist. 2. Metamorphic Rock Definition. A sedimentary, igneous, or previously existing metamorphic rock which has undergone textural, structural, and/or mineralogical changes due to the action of one or more agents of metamorphism. Bell ringer: . Looking at the pictures, what do you think metamorphic rocks are? . What are Metamorphic Rocks? . Metamorphism means “to change form”.. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that form when . Spring 2016. 2. Important Note. Material from this review may appear on the final examination, in the same or somewhat altered . form. Questions are on the body of the slide. Answers are in the notes section – this allows you to quiz yourself before checking the answer. Metamorphism. :. . the process that creates metamorphic rocks. .. . All made from the alteration of existing rocks by excessive…. . pRESSURE. . AND/OR . Color . Texture. Light. Dark. Fine. Coarse . Igneous rocks are classified according to their. . origin. , . texture. , and . mineral composition. .. Origin . D. id it harden inside the earth or on the earth’s surface?. CONTACT AND DYNAMIC METAMORPHIC ROCKS. Hornfels, Skarns, Talc-Tremolite Schist, and Epidosite. 2. Contact and Dynamic Metamorphism. The rocks in this lab are formed either by contact metamorphism or by dynamic metamorphism associated with movement along a fault. rocks form?. Metamorphic Rocks. Rocks that are created because of a change in pressure and temperature.. Metamorphic Rock Formation. Metamorphic rocks can form igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks.. Metamorphic Rocks. “Meta” means change (Greek). “Morph” means form (Greek). A rock that has been changed from its original form (parent rock) by heat, pressure, and fluid activity into a new form (daughter rock).. What is Metamorphism. Metamorphism. (from the Greek words for “changing form”) is the process by which rising temperature and changes in other environmental conditions transform rocks and minerals. January 2013. 3-1 What are rocks?. Rocks in Earth’s Crust. Petrologists. study rocks & minerals.. Rocks are made of minerals (2000). . Classification of Rocks. Classification is the grouping of things that are alike..