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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.

ROCK # TEXTURE
(foliated/non-foliated)
(p. 77-79)
COMPOSITION
(minerals present, grain size)
(p. 79)
GRADE
(high, medium, low)
(p. 77 & 80)
NAME
(p. 80)
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M 5  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M 6  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M 7  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M 8  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M 9  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M 10  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



6. How can you distinguish between the following similar rocks?

a. marble & quartzite

b. slate & phyllite

c. schist & gneiss

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