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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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ProfessorNonfoliated refers to a type of metamorphic rock that does not have a banded or layered appearance. These rocks have a more uniform texture and lack the parallel alignment of mineral grains typically seen in foliated rocks. Examples of nonfoliated rocks include quartzite and marble.
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Which metamorphic rock had a nonfoliated texture?
Quartzite
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.
Which is a characteristic of all nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?
Lack of banding
Which type of nonfoliated metamorphic rock is granular and made of quartz?
Quartzite is a nonfoliated metamorphic rock that is granular and composed mainly of quartz. It forms from the metamorphism of quartz-rich sandstone.
Nonfoliated metamorphic rock definition?
Nonfoliated metamorphic rocks are formed around igneous intrusions where the temperatures are high but the pressures are relatively low and equal in all directions (confining pressure).
