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What is the primary factor that leads to the formation of metamorphic rocks?
What is the primary factor that leads to the formation of metamorphic rocks?
Which type of metamorphism occurs due to an extraterrestrial object impacting the earth's surface?
Which type of metamorphism occurs due to an extraterrestrial object impacting the earth's surface?
What is the process by which the crystals in a rock change in size and chemical composition under heat and pressure?
What is the process by which the crystals in a rock change in size and chemical composition under heat and pressure?
Which type of rock can metamorphic rocks originate from?
Which type of rock can metamorphic rocks originate from?
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What is the term for the process through which certain minerals transform their structure into a special form due to elevated temperatures and pressures?
What is the term for the process through which certain minerals transform their structure into a special form due to elevated temperatures and pressures?
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Which metamorphic process results in different rock formations due to rocks changing into another form under high temperature and pressure?
Which metamorphic process results in different rock formations due to rocks changing into another form under high temperature and pressure?
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What is the special type of metamorphism that occurs as the result of a huge volcanic eruption?
What is the special type of metamorphism that occurs as the result of a huge volcanic eruption?
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Which process involves a chemical change in composition, leading to the creation of hard coal from its parent rock, bituminous coal?
Which process involves a chemical change in composition, leading to the creation of hard coal from its parent rock, bituminous coal?
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What type of rock does limestone metamorphose into through recrystallization?
What type of rock does limestone metamorphose into through recrystallization?
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Which metamorphic process rearranges minerals to form new ones, such as the transformation of clay minerals to muscovite mica in shale rock?
Which metamorphic process rearranges minerals to form new ones, such as the transformation of clay minerals to muscovite mica in shale rock?
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Which type of metamorphism creates new minerals by changing the chemical composition of the parent rock's crystals, as seen in the transformation of clay to mica in shale?
Which type of metamorphism creates new minerals by changing the chemical composition of the parent rock's crystals, as seen in the transformation of clay to mica in shale?
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What is the primary difference between marble and limestone resulting from metamorphism?
What is the primary difference between marble and limestone resulting from metamorphism?
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What occurs during recrystallization in the metamorphic process?
What occurs during recrystallization in the metamorphic process?
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What is the primary cause of metamorphism?
What is the primary cause of metamorphism?
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What is the process where small crystals combine to form larger ones, as seen in the formation of marble from limestone?
What is the process where small crystals combine to form larger ones, as seen in the formation of marble from limestone?
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Which process rearranges minerals to form new ones, such as the transformation of clay minerals to muscovite mica in shale rock?
Which process rearranges minerals to form new ones, such as the transformation of clay minerals to muscovite mica in shale rock?
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What leads to the creation of hard coal from its parent rock, bituminous coal, through a chemical change in composition?
What leads to the creation of hard coal from its parent rock, bituminous coal, through a chemical change in composition?
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What is the result of the metamorphic process that increases the carbon concentration of the organic matter, leading to the formation of anthracite, also known as hard coal?
What is the result of the metamorphic process that increases the carbon concentration of the organic matter, leading to the formation of anthracite, also known as hard coal?
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What type of rock does limestone metamorphose into when subjected to elevated temperature and pressure?
What type of rock does limestone metamorphose into when subjected to elevated temperature and pressure?
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What is the process that involves water dissolving and depositing material into the rock during metamorphism, altering its form?
What is the process that involves water dissolving and depositing material into the rock during metamorphism, altering its form?
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Which process creates new minerals by changing the chemical composition of the parent rock's crystals, as seen in the transformation of clay to mica in shale?
Which process creates new minerals by changing the chemical composition of the parent rock's crystals, as seen in the transformation of clay to mica in shale?
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What type of rock is more stable than limestone and contains larger calcite crystals due to recrystallization?
What type of rock is more stable than limestone and contains larger calcite crystals due to recrystallization?
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Study Notes
Metamorphic Rock Processes and Types
- Metamorphism is caused by heat and pressure, which make rocks malleable without melting.
- Water can dissolve and deposit material into the rock during metamorphism, altering its form.
- Recrystallization involves small crystals combining to form larger ones, as seen in the formation of marble from limestone.
- Neometamorphism rearranges minerals to form new ones, such as the transformation of clay minerals to muscovite mica in shale rock.
- Metasomatism involves a chemical change in composition, leading to the creation of hard coal from its parent rock, bituminous coal.
- Limestone can be formed from organic origins or calcite sources, and when subjected to elevated temperature and pressure, it metamorphoses into marble through recrystallization.
- Marble, resulting from recrystallization, is more stable than limestone and contains larger calcite crystals.
- Neometamorphism creates new minerals by changing the chemical composition of the parent rock's crystals, as seen in the transformation of clay to mica in shale.
- Metasomatism leads to the creation of hard coal from peat through a chemical change in composition by fluids and heat, resulting in lignite, bituminous coal, and anthracite at different depths and temperatures.
- The metamorphic process of metasomatism increases the carbon concentration of the organic matter, leading to the formation of anthracite, also known as hard coal.
- Metamorphism occurs through various processes such as recrystallization, neometamorphism, and metasomatism, each leading to different changes in rock composition and texture.
- These processes result in the formation of different types of metamorphic rocks, such as marble from limestone and hard coal from peat.
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Test your knowledge of metamorphic rock processes and types with this quiz. Explore how heat, pressure, and chemical changes lead to the formation of rocks like marble and hard coal. Understand the processes of recrystallization, neometamorphism, and metasomatism and their impact on rock composition and texture.
