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EXPERIMENT 1[METAMORPHISM]

INTRODUCTION half, the researchers were also able to

get a look inside of the sphere and see
Metamorphism is the process
that the clays were also evenly
wherein the constitution, structure, and
distributed within the structure as well.
texture of a rock alters due to the
change in pressure and heat. Moreover,
the product of metamorphism relies on
The researchers acquired the
the mechanical and chemical changes
following materials before conducting
that took place during the process.
the experiment:
In this experiment, the
1. Three bars of clay, each having
researchers aim to be able to relate and
different colors.
indicate the different types of
2. Straight edge that may be used to
metamorphism and its effects on the
cut the clay during the
rock formation.
experiment (for this experiment,
METHODOLOGY the researchers used a ruler).
3. Aluminum foil.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
First, the researchers stacked the
When they were stacked, the
three pieces of clay on top of each other.
ones at the bottom showed evident
The clay, now combined into a stack, is
physical changes as they got flattened
then rolled and molded into a ball,
by the pressure from the clay above.
meshing the clay together. Next, using
When it was rolled into a ball, it the straight edge (ruler), the
was seen in the sphere how the different researchers cut the ball into two halves,
clays became more evenly distributed leaving two half-spheres of clay.
throughout the surface area. Slicing it in
Then, the researchers began
half, the researchers were also able to
forming each of these two halves into
get a look inside of the sphere and see
cubes; however, one of the halves are to
that the clays were also evenly
be wrapped in aluminum foil before
distributed within the structure as well.
being molded into a cube, while the
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION other is molded into one without pre-
wrapping. Afterwards, the researchers
When they were stacked, the
removed the aluminum foil from the
ones at the bottom showed evident
wrapped one and compared the two
physical changes as they got flattened
cubes.
by the pressure from the clay above.
Finally, both cubes were
When it was rolled into a ball, it
combined and smashed into a one-inch
was seen in the sphere how the different
thick flat surface. After this, a coin was
clays became more evenly distributed
dropped from a given height, landing on
throughout the surface area. Slicing it in
the surface.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
When they were stacked, the ones at the
bottom showed evident physical
changes as they got flattened by the
pressure from the clay above. RESULTS
AND DISCUSSION
When they were stacked, the
ones at the bottom showed evident
physical changes as they got flattened
by the pressure from the clay above.
When it was rolled into a ball, it
was seen in the sphere how the different
clays became more evenly distributed
throughout the surface area. Slicing it in
half, the researchers were also able to
get a look inside of the sphere and see
that the clays were also evenly
distributed within the structure as well.
When it was rolled into a ball, it
was seen in the sphere how the different
clays became more evenly distributed
throughout the surface area. Slicing it in
half, the researchers were also able to
get a look inside of the sphere and see
that the clays were also evenly
distributed within the structure as well.
Figure 1: Cross Section of Clay Ball, it is seen how the
clay is evenly distributed even in the inside.
When one of the halves in tin foil
was placed and molded into a cube, the
wrinkles and folds of the aluminum foil
also dealt some pressure on the surface
of the clay. When the clay was
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unwrapped, the cube had a wrinkly
surface. The other half, on the other
hand, was not pre-wrapped in
aluminum foil hence not acquiring a
wrinkly surface.
When a coin in the one-inch thick
clay surface was dropped, it forcefully
leaves a mark on the clay.
CONCLUSION
The researchers conclude that
the three clays represented the various
parts of the rock, to give a better visual
of how it would be affected or moving
around as it is subjected to agents of
metamorphism.
The researchers think that
stacking the clays was an example of
regional metamorphism, since it
affected a huge layer of rock at once, and
showed change in pressure especially
for the bottom layers of the rock.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
When they were stacked, the
ones at the bottom showed evident
physical changes as they got flattened
by the pressure from the clay above.
When it was rolled into a ball, it
was seen in the sphere how the different
clays became more evenly distributed
throughout the surface area. Slicing it in
half, the researchers were also able to
get a look inside of the sphere and see
that the clays were also evenly
distributed within the structure as well.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
When they were stacked, the
ones at the bottom showed evident
physical changes as they got flattened
by the pressure from the clay above.
When it was rolled into a ball, it
was seen in the sphere how the different
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clays became more evenly distributed The researchers think that the
throughout the surface area. Slicing it in clay would undergo contact
half, the researchers were also able to metamorphism upon being subjected to
get a look inside of the sphere and see a heat source because of the sudden
that the clays were also evenly change in temperature.
distributed within the structure as well.
Finally, the researchers conclude
that shock metamorphism was being
displayed when the coin was dropped
The ball of clay, of course, did not
onto the clay. The coin represents a
retain its original form before molding.
foreign body that, out of nowhere,
Its shape depended on the forces that
abruptly lands and disrupts the surface
acted on it (in this case, the researchers’
of the earth (in this case, the clay).
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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When it was rolled into a ball, it
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get a look inside of the sphere and see
that the clays were also evenly
distributed within the structure as well.
hands pressing on the surface of the clay
to shape it). Furthermore, they also
came to the conclusion that it was
foliated rocks that were formed because
of the presence of differential pressure
as it was being molded.
The researchers found out that
non-foliated rocks would have been
formed during the type of
metamorphism being done while
forming a cube, because confined
pressure was the one in action—the
pressure was equal on all sides of the
clay. Additionally, the researchers think
that the foil stimulated the surrounding
mass around the rocks being
metamorphosed.