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Concept Review


Select the most appropriate response for each of the following questions.

1 .       Most metamorphism takes place __________. 



2 .       Which of the following is an agent of metamorphism? 



3 .       The force exerted on a buried rock by the weight of material above is called __________. 



4 .       When shale is subjected to low-grade metamorphism, its minerals align themselves and the metamorphic rock __________ is formed. 



5 .       When subjected to pressure, metamorphosed rocks often exhibit a layered or banded texture called __________. 



6 .       Following high-grade metamorphism, the segregation of minerals into separate bands is referred to as __________. 



7 .       __________ solutions are ion-rich fluids associated with large magma bodies that eventually may form a variety of economically important mineral deposits. 



8 .       Listed in order of increasing metamorphic grade, a shale could be metamorphosed into __________. 



9 .       The parent rock of a marble is __________. 



10 .       A zone of alteration that often surrounds an emplaced magma is called a(n) __________. 



11 .       One type of metamorphic rocks that form in fault zones are termed __________. 



12 .       Most regional metamorphism occurs __________. 



13 .       Which of the following minerals is most associated with high-grade metamorphism? 



14 .       On every continent, extensive areas of ancient metamorphic rocks, such as the gneiss shown in the following photograph taken in upper Wisconsin, are exposed in relatively flat regions known as __________.

Gneiss, upper Wisconsin (Courtesy of Martin Miller) 



15 .       What type of stress is illustrated in the following figure?

Stress diagram (Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

 



16 .       Examine the information on skarns at this Washington State University site. What two minerals are most commonly present in a skarn? 



17 .       According to the information at the site referrenced in Question 16, the largest skarns are of what type? 



18 .       According to the skarn Web page in Question 16, a skarn is a __________ metamorphic deposit. 



19 .       Use the material provided in these Georgia Perimeter College class notes to answer Questions 19 through 22.

According to the information at the site, what is the approximate temperature and depth of formation of most slate? 



20 .       Which of these is not a common type of schist? 



21 .       A migmatite is a(n) __________. 



22 .       According to the information in the site referenced in Question 19, the parent rock of "soapstone" (talc/chlorite) is __________. 



23 .       The following close-up image is of a metamorphic rock called __________.


Photo courtesy of the University of Cape Town 



24 .       What is the texture of the following metamorphic rock?


Photo courtesy of the University of Cape Town



25 .       The following microphotograph is of the rock hornfels. With what type of metamorphism is the rock most often associated with?

You may find the information at this Georgia Perimeter College Web site helpful.


Hornfels, (Photo courtesy of the University of British Columbia) 



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