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Topic 9 Metamorphic Rocks Flashcards

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Define METAMORPHIC

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Metamorphic rock as are formed by a parent rock being put in heaps of pressure of a high amount of heat

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Define METAMORPHISM

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The process that changes a parent Rock into a metamorphic rock by a large amount of heat or pressure

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Define SLATE

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A good grained metamorphic rock formed from heat or pressure on a shale

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Define GNEISS

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Gneiss is metamorphic rock that is formed when a great amount of pressure is put on granite

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