Meta Flashcards
1
Q
Protolith of slate
A
Shale
2
Q
Protolith of phyllite
A
Shale
3
Q
Protolith of schist
A
Shale
4
Q
Protolith of gneiss
A
Shale/igneous rock
5
Q
Protolith of quartzite
A
Sandstone or siltstone
6
Q
Protolith of marble
A
Limestone
7
Q
Types of cleavage
A
Slatey cleavage
Schistosity
Gnessic texture/banding
8
Q
Order of shale increasing metamorphism
A
Slate, phyllite (low), schist (med), gneiss (high)
9
Q
Granofels metamorphism type?
A
Regional
10
Q
Hornfels metamorphism type?
A
Contact
11
Q
Contact
A
Recrystallization due to increased temperature, little to no linear or planar textures/fabrics
12
Q
Regional
A
Elevated temperature, pressure and stress, development of lineation and foliation
13
Q
Dynamic
A
Recrystallization due to increased stress, broken crystals, rotated augens, streaks of unaltered rock
14
Q
Chlorite grade
A
Low
15
Q
Mica grade
A
Low to med
