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Complete this identification chart for metamorphic rock using the chart below and find the following mineral present, texture, type of metamorphism, Portolith, and rock name  Rock sample #32

Complete this identification chart for metamorphic rock using the chart below and find the following mineral present, texture, type of metamorphism, Portolith, and rock name  Rock sample #32

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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ISBN:9780134746241
Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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Complete this identification chart for metamorphic rock using the chart below and find the following mineral present, texture, type of metamorphism, Portolith, and rock name 

Rock sample #32

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Sample # Minerals Present 27 TEXTURE FOLIATED MINERAL ALIGNMENT BAND- ING NONFOLIATED GRAIN SIZE Fine Fine to medium Medium to coarse Fine Fine Fine to coarse Coarse COMPOSITION Scheme for Metamorphic Rock Identification TYPE OF METAMORPHISM MICA QUARTZ FELDSPAR AMPHIBOLE GARNET Carbon Various minerals Quartz PYROXENE Calcite and/or dolomite Various minerals Complete this identification chart for Metamorphic Rocks. Type of Metamorphism Texture Regional (Heat and pressure increases) Regional Contact (heat) Regional or contact COMMENTS Low-grade metamorphism of shale Foliation surfaces shiny from microscopic mica crystals Platy mica crystals visible from metamorphism of clay or feldspars High-grade metamorphism; mineral types segregated into bands Metamorphism of bituminous coal Various rocks changed by heat from nearby magma/lava Metamorphism of quartz sandstone Metamorphism of limestone or dolostone Protolith Pebbles may be distorted or stretched ROCK NAME Slate Phyllite Schist Gneiss Anthracite coal Hornfels Quartzite Marble Metaconglomerate Rock Name MAP SYMBOL WI HH 4 H I H 23
Transcribed Image Text:Sample # Minerals Present 27 TEXTURE FOLIATED MINERAL ALIGNMENT BAND- ING NONFOLIATED GRAIN SIZE Fine Fine to medium Medium to coarse Fine Fine Fine to coarse Coarse COMPOSITION Scheme for Metamorphic Rock Identification TYPE OF METAMORPHISM MICA QUARTZ FELDSPAR AMPHIBOLE GARNET Carbon Various minerals Quartz PYROXENE Calcite and/or dolomite Various minerals Complete this identification chart for Metamorphic Rocks. Type of Metamorphism Texture Regional (Heat and pressure increases) Regional Contact (heat) Regional or contact COMMENTS Low-grade metamorphism of shale Foliation surfaces shiny from microscopic mica crystals Platy mica crystals visible from metamorphism of clay or feldspars High-grade metamorphism; mineral types segregated into bands Metamorphism of bituminous coal Various rocks changed by heat from nearby magma/lava Metamorphism of quartz sandstone Metamorphism of limestone or dolostone Protolith Pebbles may be distorted or stretched ROCK NAME Slate Phyllite Schist Gneiss Anthracite coal Hornfels Quartzite Marble Metaconglomerate Rock Name MAP SYMBOL WI HH 4 H I H 23
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