Metamorphic lab activity

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Identification Activity Based on the image, please identify the metamorphic rock correctly and list its attributes. For rocks with no discernable composition, please enter N/A. Two examples are included of each kind of metamorphic rock. *Please turn in the completed chart below to receive credit for this activity Image Rock Name: Composition: Foliated/ Non-foliated Parent Rock Sample 1 Sample 1 Slate Minerals quarts and muscovite and clay minerals. Foliated Shale Sample 2 Sample 2 Gneiss Granite, migmatite, schistose gneiss are some of the things composed in gneiss. Foliated Granite

Sample 3 Schist Contains quartz, feldspar, garnet. Foliated Shale, or siltstone.

Sample 4 Mylonite Common minerals are quartz, feldspar, mica. Foliated Sandstone, granite, diorite or marble. Sample 5 Sample 5 Marble Silica, alumina, lime iron oxide Non-foliated Limestone

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