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    This document discusses metamorphic rocks, which form from existing rocks undergoing changes caused by heat and/or pressure. There are two types of metamorphism - regional, occurring over wide regions from pressure and heat within the earth, and contact, near heat sources. Metamorphic rocks often exhibit foliation or distorted structures, with different types of foliation forming bands or layers in the rock at varying intensities of metamorphism, from slate to phyllite to schist and finally gneiss.

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    This document discusses metamorphic rocks, which form from existing rocks undergoing changes caused by heat and/or pressure. There are two types of metamorphism - regional, occurring over wide regions from pressure and heat within the earth, and contact, near heat sources. Metamorphic rocks often exhibit foliation or distorted structures, with different types of foliation forming bands or layers in the rock at varying intensities of metamorphism, from slate to phyllite to schist and finally gneiss.

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    This document discusses metamorphic rocks, which form from existing rocks undergoing changes caused by heat and/or pressure. There are two types of metamorphism - regional, occurring over wide regions from pressure and heat within the earth, and contact, near heat sources. Metamorphic rocks often exhibit foliation or distorted structures, with different types of foliation forming bands or layers in the rock at varying intensities of metamorphism, from slate to phyllite to schist and finally gneiss.

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    Metamorphic Rocks

    Metamorphic rocks have been


    changed from a pre-existing rock.
    Caused by extreme heat and/or
    pressure.
    Regional Metamorphism
    Caused by extreme pressure and
    heat.
    Happens over wide “regions”.
    Contact Metamorphism
    Caused by contact with extreme
    heat.
    Meta. rocks will often have
    foliation or a distorted structure.
    Distorted Structure
    Foliation is a “grain” to the rock.
    Types of Foliation:
    Gneissic Foliation- minerals are squished
    into bands.

    “Zebra Stripes”
    Banding vs. Layers

    Bands Layers
    Schistose foliation-
    minerals have been squashed into flakes
    of mica.
    Slaty foliation-
    Rock splits into flat, thin layers.
    Take out your Handy Dandy Earth
    Science Reference Tables Page 7.
    Slate +

    = Phyllite
    Phyllite +

    = Schist
    Schist +

    = Gneiss

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