Name:
Date:
Period
Metamorphic Rock Identification Lab
Use your Geology Reference Table to
Complete the flow chart.
Metamorphic
Rock
Foliated
Banding
Texture
Nonfoliated
Mineral
Alignment
Fine Grain
Size
Fine
Grain
Size
Fine to
Coarse
Fine to
Medium
Grain Size
Not Coal
Visible
Micah
Crystals
No Visible
Micah Crystals
Composed
of Quartz
Composed
of Calcite
Metamorphic Rock Identification Lab
Use your GRT to identify the rocks at the
table.
Foliated or Non- Identifying features
foliated
1.
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7.
Type of metamorphic
rock