Metamorphic Rocks Online Lab
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How do metamorphic rocks form?
How do metamorphic rocks fit into the rock cycle?
What are 3 agents that cause metamorphism?
What is the distinction between metamorphic rock and igneous rock?
What can cause an increase in pressure on rocks in the Earth’s crust?
What is contact metamorphism?
What are some metamorphic rocks that it produces?
How does regional metamorphism occur and what types of rocks does it produce?
What is the distinction between foliated and non-foliated metamorphic rocks?
How is slate formed? What was it used for in the past?
What is slate’s parent rock?
What grade metamorphic rock is schist? (make sure you pronounce that right!) 
What is schist’s parent rock?
Why does gneiss display banding?
What is the parent rock of gneiss?
What is the parent rock of sandstone?
How would you tell the difference between sandstone and quartzite?
What is marble’s parent rock(s)?
Would marble fizz in HCl?
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http://www.eos.ubc.ca/courses/eosc221/meta/metadef.html
What are solid state changes?
Give an example of textural changes.
What are the 4 driving forces of metamorphism given?
On to http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/metamorphic/mtexture.htm
In your own words, describe the foliated textures give (there are 4).
Rock on! http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/metamorphic/metaid.htm
Identify a foliated textured metamorphic rock that has visible grains and coarse black and white
banding:
Identify a nonfoliated metamorphic rock that is shiny black:
Identify a foliated rock that has grains too small to be seen, but has a silky sheen to it:
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