Metamorphic

Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
meta = changes
morph = shape

Metamorphic Rocks form from h

eat & pressure that changes the
rocks texture, & composition.

Origins
Contact Metamorphism

Happens underg
round near igne
ous intrusions.
Forms from hea
t from magma

Origins
Regional Metamorphism

Happens thousa
nds of kilometer
s underground
Forms from the
build up of pres
sure

Composition what its made of

heat & pressure cause minerals to change
.
Index minerals occur at certain tempera
tures & depths.
If a metamorphic rock has an index miner
al, you can figure out where it formed.

Index Minerals

Albite Schist has c

hlorite. At about w
hat temperature d
id it form?
400C

Muscovite Schist h
as muscovite mica
. At about what te
mperature did it f
orm?
700C

Garne Gneiss has

garnet. At about w
hat depth did it fo
rm?
25-60km

Texture
Foliated

Non-foliated

Texture
Foliated

Heat & Pressure

Hea

Minerals are arranged

t & in
Pre
ssu
bands (like Hstripes)
re
ea
t &minerals,
Usually has flat
Pr
e
like biotite mica or schlorit
su
re

e
Heat & Pressure

Texture
Non-foliated
Minerals are NOT
arranged in bands
(like stripes)
Only made of 1 or
a few minerals
During metamorp
hism, the crystals
change.