PDF-Metamorphic Rocks, Processes, and Resources

Metamorphic rocksare rocks changed from one form to another by intense heat intense pressure andor the action of hot fluidsProtolith parent rock is the rock type that a metamorphic rock was before. 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. . Metamorphism. Metamorphic rocks: appear to have changed in their structure or chemical composition since their creation or formation.. Originally sedimentary or igneous. Altered by heat, pressure, or exposure to hot fluids in earth’s crust. Sedimentary. Igneous. Metamorphic. Sedimentary Rock. Write the term and what you believe it to mean. Sedimentary. Contains sediments. Sediments can include:. mud, sand, pebbles, shells, bones, leaves, stems and other remains of living things. 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. GLY 2010 - Summer 2016 - Lecture 11. 2. Metamorphism. The mineralogical, chemical, and structural adjustment of solid rocks to physical and chemical conditions. 3. Metamorphic Rock. Any rock derived from pre-existing rocks by mineralogical, chemical, and/or structural changes, essentially in the solid state . 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. Metamorphism. :. . the process that creates metamorphic rocks. .. . All made from the alteration of existing rocks by excessive…. . pRESSURE. . AND/OR . 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. 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).. Metamorphic ROCKS. Geo 281: geology for engineers. Geology and Geophysics Department. King Saud University. What is metamorphism. Metamorphism . is the . transformation of . one rock type into another.. 6. 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.