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Miami University Metamorphic Rock Identification Sheet
For this activity you will need to watch the short video(s) for each metamorphic rock. You have been provided with key characteristics for each metamorphic rock on the page with the metamorphic rock videos. You will need to identify each metamorphic rock by comparing that information with the table below to determine the rock name. Once you have determined the rock name you will need to create an excel table with the following columns and in this order:
Sample Number, Texture, Protolith/Parent Rock, and Name. You will be submitting this completed excel table. You need to put the samples in numeric order in the chart.
You will use the chart below to determine the rock name.
Metamorphic Rock Identification Chart
Texture
EnvironmentForm
Parent Rock
Rock Name
Foliated
slaty
Regional
shale,mudstone,claystone
slate
phyllitic
Regional
shale, slate, mudstone, claystone
phyllite
schistose
Regional
shale, slate, phyllite, mudstone, claystone
schist
schistose
Regional
Basalt or Gabbro
amphibolite
gneissicbanding
Regional
shale, slate, phyllite, schist, mudstone, claystone
gneiss
Non- Foliated
Contact or Regional
BituminousCoal
anthracite coal
Contact or Regional
Conglomerate
metaconglomerate
Contact or Regional
fossiliferous limestone, lithiclimestone
marble
Contact or Regional
quartz-richsandstone
quartzite
