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Metamorphic Rocks Crossword Puzzle
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5. A foliated rock composed of invisible grains that is hard, dull, and usually "clinks".
10. Another name for "parent rock".
11. A likely parent rock for a slate.
12. The foliated rock with the lowest degree of metamorphism.
16. The foliated rock with the highest degree of metamorphism.
17. A non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of calcite, or dolomite.
18. The metamorphic rock texture expressed as either alternating layers of differing mineralogic composition, the parallel alignment of platy minerals, or closely spaced parallel fractures within a rock.
19. An invisible foliated texture.
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1. A foliated rock that shows alternating layers of light and dark minerals ("Zebra rock").
2. A non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of quartz.
3. The solid-state transformation of pre-existing rocks into rocks with a different texture and/or composition.
4. A foliated rock composed of visible crystals of mica, or hornblende.
6. A likely parent rock for a greenstone.
7. The parent rock of a metaconglomerate.
8. A foliated rock composed of invisible grains that has a "sheen", and usually "thuds".
9. A visible foliated texture.
13. Metamorphism that occurs over very large areas.
14. After a rock gets heated to the point of melting, it then cools to become an _____ rock.
15. Metamorphism that occurs over a very localized area.
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