Carbonate sedimentary rocks metamorphose into marble a rock composed of large intergrown crystals of calcite or dolomite.
Which sedimentary rock metamorphoses into marble.
Granite is igneous and turns into gneiss basalt igneous rock turns into.
For instance the small calcite crystals in the sedimentary rock limestone and chalk change into larger crystals in the metamorphic rock marble.
The crystals of calcite are formed in many directions and many sizes.
In quartzite the rock breaks across the individual quartz grains.
Earth science rocks sedimentary rocks.
In quartzite the rock breaks across the individual.
Which sedimentary rock metamorphoses into marble.
Hints for distinguishing parent rocks from their metamorphic products quartzite vs.
Limestone begins as a sedimentary rock made from calcite which is calcium carbonate.
1 gneiss 2 basalt 3 obsidian 4 limestone 9204560.
1 answer hriman feb 19 2018 4 limestone.
In metamorphosed sandstone recrystallization of the original quartz sand grains results in very compact quartzite also known as metaquartzite in which the often larger quartz crystals are interlocked.