Name: __________________________ Period: _____ Date: ______
Name: __________________________ Period: _____ Date: ______
Metamorphic Rock Lab
Metamorphic Rock Lab
Color(s)
Texture
(foliated/nonfoliated)
Parent Rock Rock Name
Color(s)
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5.
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6.
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Texture
(foliated/nonfoliated)
Parent Rock Rock Name
Rock names: slate, marble, schist, gneiss, quartzite, anthracite coal
Rock names: slate, marble, schist, gneiss, quartzite, anthracite coal
Conclusion: With your group, type three paragraphs to explain
the following concepts. BE SURE TO GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
FROM THE LAB.
Conclusion: With your group, type three paragraphs to explain
the following concepts. BE SURE TO GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
FROM THE LAB.
4. What are the two ways metamorphic rock can form?
1. What are the two ways metamorphic rock can form?
5. What is the difference between foliated and
non-foliated textures? (explain how foliation occurs)
2. What is the difference between foliated and
non-foliated textures? (explain how foliation occurs)
6. Explain how shale (a sedimentary rock) can be
changed through metamorphism in stages to become
different metamorphic rocks (refer to p. 47).
Explain what changes take place as the rock
undergoes more and more metamorphism.
3. Explain how shale (a sedimentary rock) can be
changed through metamorphism in stages to become
different metamorphic rocks (refer to p. 47).
Explain what changes take place as the rock
undergoes more and more metamorphism.