Heat and pressure d.
What geologic process can change granite to gneiss.
What geologic process changes pieces of rocks minerals and other material into sedimentary rock.
What geological 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 formed when granite undergoes the process of metamorphism.
Regional metamorphism can transform shale into slate then phyllite then schist and finally into gneiss.
Gneiss is a type of metamorphic rock which is characterized by its unique foliation.
Glassy surface you answered correctly.
Compacting and cementing b.
The most common path begins with shale which is a sedimentary rock.
What geologic process can change granite igneous rock into gneiss metamorpic rock.
What type of process can change any type of rock into sediments.
Melting you answered correctly.
Sedimentary you answered correctly.
What element is missing from this diagram of the rock cycle.
What geologic process can change granite into gneiss.
Compacting and cementing b.
During this transformation clay particles in shale transform into micas and increase in size.
Which characteristic is found in sedimentary rocks.
What geologic process can change granite igneous rock into gneiss metamorphic rock.
What geologic process changes pieces of rock minerals and other materials into sedimentary rock.
What geologic process can change granite igneous rock into gneiss metamorphic rock.
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock meaning that it forms from magma below the earth s surface.
Gneiss can form in several different ways.