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1.4 Metamorphic Rocks and Processes Flashcards

1
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What are metamorphic rocks a result of?

A

Increased temperature and/or pressure on existing rock - causing recrystallisation to form new minerals and textures

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2
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Which metamorphic rocks are crystalline?

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All of them

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3
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Difference between lamination and foliation?

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  • lamination used for sedimentary rocks

* foliation used for metamorphic rocks

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4
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Description of marble?

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  • crystalline

* 1mm crystals

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5
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Description of schist?

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  • crystalline
  • 1-5 mm crystals
  • layered - foliated
  • mica and possibly garnet
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6
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Description of slate?

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  • crystalline
  • crystals too small to measure
  • foliation >0.5 mm thick
  • mica and small amounts of quartz
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7
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What gives slate its cleavage?

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Mica

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8
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Description of chiastolite slate?

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  • crystalline
  • white specs - chiastolite (mineral)
  • 10-20 mm crystals
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Description of gneiss?

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  • crystalline
  • pink crystals
  • large crystals - 1-20 mm
  • foliated - big layers
  • mica, quartz, orthoclase feldspar (pink) and plagioclase (white)
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10
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Description of metaquartzite?

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  • crystalline
  • crystals so big you can’t see - when you can see crystals 1 mm
  • quartz
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11
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What factors control metamorphism?

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  • heat
  • pressure
  • time
  • parent rock
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12
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What are the main agents of metamorphism?

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Heat and pressure

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13
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What effect will greater heat have during metamorphism?

A

Larger crystals

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14
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What effect will greater pressure have during metamorphism?

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Rock will have layering or foliation - pressure at right angles to the foliation

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15
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What are the two types of metamorphism?

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  • thermal or contact

* regional

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16
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What does thermal/contact metamorphism usually form?

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An area of baked rocks called a metamorphic aureole

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17
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What is a metamorphic aureole?

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An area of baked rocks

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18
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What agent does thermal metamorphism involve?

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Just heat

19
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Where does the heat come from usually in thermal metamorphism?

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Bodies of magma

20
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As a rock progresses closer to a granite intrusion, what happens in terms of thermal metamorphism?

A
  • limestone becomes marble

* shale becomes slate, then schist, then gneiss

21
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What agents does regional metamorphism involve?

A

Heat and pressure

22
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What is regional metamorphism usually a result of?

A

Earth movements over a wide area

23
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What are rocks formed by regional metamorphism divided into?

A

Low, medium and high grade - depending on the temperature and pressure in which they were formed

24
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Difference between rocks formed by thermal and regional metamorphism?

A

Regionally metamorphosed rocks will show foliation due to pressure, while thermally will not

25
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Which metamorphic rock is formed under low pressure and high temperatures?

A

Marble

26
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Which metamorphic rock is formed under relatively low pressures and low temperatures?

A

Slate

27
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Which metamorphic rock is formed under high pressure and high temperatures?

A
  • schist

* chiastolite slate

28
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What rocks are formed by contact or thermal metamorphism?

A

Marble

29
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What rocks are formed by regional metamorphism?

A
  • slate
  • schist
  • gneiss
30
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What rocks are formed by contact and regional metamorphism?

A

Chiastolite slate

31
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What mineral can be seen in marble?

A

Calcite

32
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What mineral can be seen in schist?

A

Mica, garnet

33
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What mineral can be seen in slate?

A

Mica, quartz

34
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What mineral can be seen in chiastolite slate?

A

Chiastolite, mica (dominant) and quartz (less dominant)

35
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What is the parent rock of marble?

A

Limestone

36
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What is the parent rock of schist?

A

Shale

37
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What is the parent rock of slate?

A

Shale

38
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What is the parent rock of chiastolite slate?

A

Shale

39
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Which minerals are most easily changed due to metamorphism?

A

Clay minerals (that make up shale) are most easily changed

40
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If there is a lot of folding in a rock, what does this suggest about the conditions it was formed under?

A

Formed under high pressures

41
Q

Examples of metamorphic rocks?

A
  • schist
  • marble
  • slate
  • metaquartzite
42
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What does low-grade regional metamorphism involve?

A

High pressure but relatively low temperatures

43
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What does medium-grade regional metamorphism involve?

A

Occurs during development of mountain chains - high pressure and moderately high temperatures

44
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What does high-grade regional metamorphism involve?

A

Takes places at depth during formation of mountain chains - intense pressure and heat

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