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    Metamorphic rocks are formed from existing rocks undergoing physical and chemical changes due to heat and pressure within the Earth. Examples include marble, formed from limestone under low pressure, and slate, formed from shale under low temperature and pressure and able to be split into thin sheets. Metamorphic rocks contain layered crystal structures from the effects of heat and pressure and are denser and harder than sedimentary rocks. They form deep within the Earth through regional or contact metamorphism.

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    Metamorphic rocks are formed from existing rocks undergoing physical and chemical changes due to heat and pressure within the Earth. Examples include marble, formed from limestone under low pressure, and slate, formed from shale under low temperature and pressure and able to be split into thin sheets. Metamorphic rocks contain layered crystal structures from the effects of heat and pressure and are denser and harder than sedimentary rocks. They form deep within the Earth through regional or contact metamorphism.

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    Metamorphic rocks are formed from existing rocks undergoing physical and chemical changes due to heat and pressure within the Earth. Examples include marble, formed from limestone under low pressure, and slate, formed from shale under low temperature and pressure and able to be split into thin sheets. Metamorphic rocks contain layered crystal structures from the effects of heat and pressure and are denser and harder than sedimentary rocks. They form deep within the Earth through regional or contact metamorphism.

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    Metamorphic rocks are formed from existing rocks undergoing physical and chemical changes due to heat and pressure within the Earth. Examples include marble, formed from limestone under low pressure, and slate, formed from shale under low temperature and pressure and able to be split into thin sheets. Metamorphic rocks contain layered crystal structures from the effects of heat and pressure and are denser and harder than sedimentary rocks. They form deep within the Earth through regional or contact metamorphism.

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    Metamorphic Rocks

    Examples of metamorphic rock

    marble slate
    What is marble?
    Marble is …

    ...a hard smooth rock made from sedimentary limestone


    or chalk in conditions of strong heat and low pressure.
    What is slate?

    Slate is …

    …a grey rock with fine grains made from sedimentary


    shale in conditions of low temperature and low pressure.
    Slate can be split into thin sheets.
    Metamorphic Rocks
    Metamorphic rocks are formed when intense heat and/or pressure changes
    existing rocks.
    Metamorphic rocks can be formed from igneous, sedimentary or even other
    metamorphic rocks.
    The intense heat and/or pressure causes physical and chemical changes in the
    rocks:
    Minerals can become foliated – the crystals get squashed into long thin
    shapes or layers.
    Compounds can rearrange to form new minerals.
    Properties of metamorphic rocks
    How are the properties of metamorphic rocks different
    from sedimentary rocks?
    Metamorphic rocks often have layer structures of crystals
    caused by the effect of heat and pressure.
    Metamorphic rocks are usually denser and harder than
    sedimentary rocks.
    Metamorphic rocks sometimes show distortions caused
    by the movements that led to their formation. This may
    give rise to wavy or zig-zag patterns within the rock.

    Metamorphic rocks contain regular


    layers of crystals that sometimes
    have a wavy or zig-zag arrangement.
    Formation of metamorphic rocks

     Metamorphic rocks are


    formed by the effect of
    extreme pressures and
    temperatures deep within
    the Earth.
     These conditions change
    the structure of existing
    rocks so that new rocks
    are formed.
    Which type of metamorphic rock?
    Types of Metamorphic
    Rocks
    Regional
    Metamorphism
    Occurs over a wide area.
    Usually caused by converging
    tectonic plates, which push on
    each other with very great
    pressures.
    Layers in existing rock can be
    accentuated due to pressure in
    one direction, so can be highly
    banded.
    Contact
    Metamorphism
    Occurs in localised areas.
    Caused by rocks coming into
    contact with hot magma.
    Often found around intrusive
    igneous rock.
    Heat causes the rearrangement
    of chemicals in the country
    rock, and new minerals may be
    formed.
    Seafloor – Chemical changes in
    rocks at mid-ocean ridge, caused by
    extreme heat.

    Other kinds of Burial – Changes in rock due to


    gradual increase in temperature and

    metamorphism pressure by burial under new layers


    of rock.

    Shock (impact) – Changes caused


    by rapid increase in pressure, eg:
    meteorite strike!
    Examples of metamorphic rocks
    Increasing heat and pressure

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