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What is metamorphism?
A process where rocks change into another kind of rock due to heat, pressure, or both over time
What are the building blocks of rock minerals?
Crystals
What is impact metamorphism?
A special type of metamorphism caused by extraterrestrial impacts or huge volcanic eruptions
What are the three metamorphic processes mentioned in the text?
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What is neometamorphism?
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What is metasomatism?
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What occurs during metamorphism?
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What is the process that involves small crystals combining 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?
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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 type of rock is formed from organic origins or calcite sources and metamorphoses into marble through recrystallization when subjected to elevated temperature and pressure?
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What is the result of recrystallization, being more stable than limestone and containing larger calcite crystals?
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Which metamorphic process increases the carbon concentration of organic matter, leading to the formation of anthracite, also known as hard coal?
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What 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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Which process occurs through various mechanisms such as recrystallization, neometamorphism, and metasomatism, leading to different changes in rock composition and texture?
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What is the main cause of metamorphism?
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What process involves small crystals combining to form larger ones in the formation of marble from limestone?
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Which type of rock is formed from the transformation of clay minerals to muscovite mica in shale rock?
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What is the result of metasomatism in the context of coal formation?
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Which process increases the carbon concentration of organic matter, leading to the formation of anthracite?
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What type of rock does limestone metamorphose into through recrystallization?
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What is the primary cause of the formation of hard coal from peat?
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What leads to the creation of new minerals by changing the chemical composition of the parent rock's crystals?
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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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