Metamorphic Textures

Question 0

Non foliated

Answer 0

Marble: CaCO3: parent rock=limestone
Quartzite: SiO2: parent rock= Quartz sandstone
Anthracite: C: parent rock =bituminous coal

Question 1

Foliated

Answer 1

Slate: tiny crystals, smooth, flat, thin layers
Phyllite: small crystals, slightly wavy layers
Schist: medium crystals, very wavy layers
Gneiss: big crystals, thick light/dark layers