Compacting and cementing b.
What geologic process can change granite to gneiss.
What geologic process can change granite igneous rock into gneiss metamorpic rock.
Heat and pressure d.
What geologic process can change granite igneous rock into gneiss metamorphic rock.
What geologic process can change granite igneous rock into gneiss metamorphic rock.
Which of the following is not one of the three major classes of rock.
Gneiss is a type of metamorphic rock which is characterized by its unique foliation.
Regional metamorphism can transform shale into slate then phyllite then schist and finally into gneiss.
What geological process can change granite igneous rock into gneiss metamorphic rock.
Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks.
Melting you answered correctly.
Melting you answered correctly.
Gneiss is formed when granite undergoes the process of metamorphism.
The most common path begins with shale which is a sedimentary rock.
Gneiss can form in several different ways.
What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle.
What geologic process changes pieces of rock minerals and other materials into sedimentary rock.
What geologic process can change granite into gneiss.
Heat and pressure d.
What geologic process changes pieces of rocks minerals and other material into sedimentary rock.
Compacting and cementing b.
What type of process can change any type of rock into sediments.
Sedimentary you answered correctly.
During this transformation clay particles in shale transform into micas and increase in size.