Which list properly orders metamorphic rocks from lowest to highest grade?
A) conglomerate,sandstone,siltstone,shale
B) shale,slate,phyllite,quartzite
C) slate,phyllite,schist,gneiss
D) gneiss,phyllite,schist,slate
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Q31: Marble and quartzite are nonfoliated rocks because
Q35: Slaty cleavage,schistosity,and compositional banding are all examples
Q36: Consult the figure below.The region of thermally
Q37: Consult the figure below.As compared to the
Q39: _ commonly serves as a protolith in
Q41: Dynamothermal (regional)metamorphism occurs when _.
A)rock becomes buried
Q42: Which type of metamorphism affects the greatest
Q43: Dynamothermal (regional)metamorphism produces _.
A)foliated rocks only
B)nonfoliated rocks
Q44: Rocks resulting from thermal (contact)metamorphism will not
Q45: Mylonites,formed from dynamic metamorphism,typically display _.
A)foliation roughly
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