Metamorphic rock Crossword
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2) occurs when hot, chemically active, mineral laden waters interact with a surrounding preexisting rock 3) do not have a layered or banded appearance.7) natural matter or compounds with a carbon base. Natural plant matter is an example |
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1) The process by which rocks are altered in composition, texture, or internal structure by extreme heat, pressure, and the introduction of new chemical substances.4) a large mineral crystal in a metamorphic rock which has grown within the finer grained groundmass.5) metamorphism affecting rocks over an extensive area as a result of the large-scale action of heat and pressure.6) rock that has distinct, repetitive layers. Sometimes these layers are very differently textured or colored. Sometimes the layers are only slightly different, it is generally very easy to spot because it has a distinct layered (or striped) pattern.8) continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.9) name given to the changes that take place when magma is injected in the surrounding solid rock10) processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust, involving igneous intrusion, uplift, erosion, transportation, deposition as sedimentary rock, metamorphism, remelting, and further igneous intrusion. |
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