GEOLOGY 1008 NAME:
EXERCISE 5 - METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Step 1: Identify the texture of the rock. (foliated or non-foliated, and type of foliation)
Step 2: Identify the mineral composition of the rock and describe the size of the mineral grains. (refer to the table on p. 79)
Step 3: Identify the rock and its metamorphic grade. (refer to the tables on p. 80)
Answer the assigned lab book problem on the back of this page.
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COMPOSITION (minerals present, grain size) (p. 79) |
GRADE (high, medium, low) (p. 77 & 80) |
NAME (p. 80) |
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| M 3 |
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| M 4 |
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| M 5 |
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| M 6 |
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| M 7 |
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| M 8 |
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| M 9 |
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| M 10 |
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a. marble & quartzite
b. slate & phyllite
c. schist & gneiss