Name ______________________________
Date _______________
Regents Earth Science
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Lab 13: Metamorphic Rocks
METAMORPHIC ROCK IDENTIFICATION CHART
Foliated Texture
(Yes/No)
Minerals Visible
(Grain Size)
Parent Rock
(Use ESRT)
Comments /
Description of Sample
Name of Rock
(use ESRT)
Questions:
1. What forces or conditions cause the formation of metamorphic rocks (recrystallization)?
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2. Great heat can cause the minerals in rocks to __________________________ into larger or different
minerals.
3. The amount of change a metamorphic rock undergoes depends on the amount of
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4. Compare the igneous rock granite and the metamorphic rock gneiss. How are the two similar and how are
they different?
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5. What properties could you test to tell the difference between a white quartzite and a white marble?
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6. Metamorphic rocks almost never have any fossils. Why?
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7. Why do the minerals in metamorphic rocks often rearrange into layers or bands (foliation)?
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8. Quartzite is a very hard and resistant rock. Why does it have this property?
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