metamorphic rock

1. Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heat, pressure , or some other agent without passing through a liquid phase.

Notes

Examples are marble, which can be formed from limestone , and slate, which is formed from shale .

Example Sentences

A very large proportion of both the quartz and placer mining of North America is in regions occupied by metamorphic rock.

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In many cases, however, the early history of a metamorphic rock can be deciphered.

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It is a metamorphic rock derived from either sedimentary or igneous rock, more commonly the former.

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According to this view, the superposition of chalk does not prevent the subjacent metamorphic rock from being Eocene.

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Mī′ca-schist, Mī′ca-slate, a metamorphic rock consisting of alternate layers of mica and quartz.

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