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1 Liz LaRosa http://www.middleschoolscience.com 2010http://www.middleschoolscience.com Images from Geology.com unless otherwise noted

2 http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/metamorph.htm  Meaning to change shape  Changes with heat and pressure, but remains solid  Formation process intense heat and pressure  Usually takes place deep in the Earth

3  Contact Metamorphism – heated by nearby magma  Increased temperature changes the composition of the rock, minerals are changed into new minerals Hornfels is a fine-grained non-foliated metamorphic rock produced by contact metamorphism http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/meta_contact.html&edu=hhttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/meta_contact.html&edu=h igh&fr=t

4  Regional Metamorphism – pressure builds up in rock that is deep within the Earth  Large pieces of the Earth’s crust collide and the rock is deformed and chemically changed by heat and pressure http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/meta_regional.html&edu=high&fr=t

5  Foliated - contain aligned grains of flat, banded minerals Gneiss is foliated metamorphic rock that has a banded appearance and is made up of granular mineral grains. It typically contains abundant quartz or feldspar minerals. Gneiss is foliated metamorphic rock that has a banded appearance and is made up of granular mineral grains. It typically contains abundant quartz or feldspar minerals.

6  Non-Foliated – mineral grains are not arranged in plains or bands Marble is a non- foliated metamorphic rock that is produced from the metamorphism of limestone. It is composed primarily of calcium carbonate. Marble is a non- foliated metamorphic rock that is produced from the metamorphism of limestone. It is composed primarily of calcium carbonate.

7  Deformation is a change in the shape of a rock caused by force placed on it  Folds, or bends, in metamorphic rock indicate that the rock has been deformed

8  Uplift- is the movement within the Earth that causes rocks inside the Earth to move to the Earth’s Surface  Buried rock is exposed at the Earth’s surface by uplift and erosion

9  Determine if the following rock samples are foliated or non-foliated: Amphibolite Quartzite Phyllite Foliated Nonfoliated

10  Be sure to complete your “Types of Rocks” notes as you view this presentation.


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