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Metamorphic rocks
Metamorphic rocks to identify
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Geology
Undergraduate 2
02/26/2012

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Quartzite

nonfoliated, sandy texture

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Serpentinite

nonfoliated, microcrystalline

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Green schist

foliated, schistose, green chlorite

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Gneiss

foliated, coarse grained, alternating light/dark layers

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Anthracite coal

nonfoliated, glassy texture, black

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Marble

nonfoliated, microcrystalline to coarse texture, reacts to acid

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Hornfels

nonfoliated, microcrystalline, dull and dark

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Phyllite

foliated, phyllite texture

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Soapstone

nonfoliated, microcrystalline, soft

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Slate

foliated, fine grained, slaty cleavage, dull luster

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Amphibolite

foliated or nonfoliated, medium to coarse, amphiboles visible

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Mica schist

foliated, schistose, muscovite

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