Metamorphic Rock Flashcards
1
Q
Gneiss
A
Parent rock name: schist
High grade and lines
Foliated
2
Q
Gneiss
A
Parent name: granite
Intermediate grade
Wavy lines
Foliated
3
Q
Mica schist
A
Parent name: phylite
Intermediate and blobs
Foliated
4
Q
Garnet mica schist
A
Parent rock: phylite
Intermediate blobs if the same mineral
Foliated
5
Q
Amphabolite
A
Amphibole
Intermediate shiny lines
Foliated
6
Q
Quartzite
A
Quartz
Composition: quartz
Non-foliated
7
Q
Slate
A
Parent rock: shale
Low grade layers
Foliated
8
Q
Slate
A
Shale
Low grade
Layers
Foliated
9
Q
Marble
A
Dolomite
Composition: dolomite
Non-foliated
10
Q
Marble
A
Calcite
Composition: calcite
Non-foliated
11
Q
Greenstone
A
Surpentine
Surpentine is the composition
Non foliated
12
Q
Phylite
A
Slate
Intermediate
Wavy
Foliated
