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* Foliated (banded) - minerals oriented along visible planes * Example: Schist (fine grain) (from slate) * Example: Gneiss (coarse grain) (from a variety of rock, one of which is granite) * Non-foliated (no banding) usually rock of one mineral) * Example: Quartzite (from sandstone - quartz) * Example: Marble (from limestone - calcium carbonate
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Which metamorphic rock had a nonfoliated texture?
Quartzite
Is Soapstone foliated or nonfoliated?
foliated
Is it true or false that the texture of a sedimentary rock that does not have minerals arranged in bands is described as nonfoliated?
False. The terms folidated and nonfoliated apply to metamorphic rocks.
Are sedimentary rocks classified by foliated and nonfoliated?
Yes! they are!
What type of rocks are nonfoliated?
Quartzite, marble and conglomerate.
Is conglomerate rock foliated or nonfoliated?
It is nonfoliated.
Is gabbro a foliated or nonfoliated rock?
Nonfoliated
Is andesite foliated or nonfoliated?
Neither. The terms foliated and nonfoliated apply to metamorphic rocks. Andesite is igneous.
Is gabbro foliated?
no it is nonfoliated
Which metamorphic rock had a nonfoliated texture?
Quartzite
Is Soapstone foliated or nonfoliated?
foliated
Is pumice foliated or nonfoliated?
Foliated
What are three examples of nonfoliated metamorphic rock?
Quartzite, Marble, and Soapstone are three examples of nonfoliated rock.
What are three examples of nonfoliated metamorphicrocks?
lol no
Rocks are foliated or nonfoliated depending on their?
hardness]
Is phyllite nonfoliated?
No. Phyllite is definitely foliated.
Is rocksalt nonfoliated?
Rock salt is not foliated.
