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    The document discusses the three main types of rocks - igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. It focuses on metamorphic rocks, which form from existing rocks subjected to high heat, pressure, or fluids deep within the Earth or at plate boundaries, causing them to substantially change from their original form. Examples of common metamorphic rocks include phyllite, schist, gneiss, quartzite, and marble.

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    The document discusses the three main types of rocks - igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. It focuses on metamorphic rocks, which form from existing rocks subjected to high heat, pressure, or fluids deep within the Earth or at plate boundaries, causing them to substantially change from their original form. Examples of common metamorphic rocks include phyllite, schist, gneiss, quartzite, and marble.

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    Types of Rocks

    What are the 3 Types of Rocks?

    A: Igneous Rocks,
    Sedimentary Rocks, and
    Metamorphic Rocks.

    What is Metamorphic Rocks?

    Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of


    rock, but have been substantially changed from their
    original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier metamorphic
    form. Metamorphic rocks form when rocks are
    subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-
    rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of
    these factors. Conditions like these are found deep
    within the Earth or where tectonic plates meet.

    Examples of Metamorphic Rocks

    Common Metamorphic Rocks:


    phyllite
    schist
    gneiss
    quartzite
    marble

    Foliated Metamorphic Rocks:


    granite gneiss
    biotite schist

    Non-Foliated Metamorphic
    Rocks:
    marble
    quartzite
    greenstone
    hornfel
    anthracite

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