Metamorphic Rocks Worksheet
Assess each of your metamorphic rock samples and make your notes on this worksheet. Note in this lab you will need to use your hand lens to get a better look for the presence or absence of foliation. Make sure that every box on your worksheet is completed. Sample
Color
Texture
(Foliated or
Non-foliated)
Grade or Appearance NOTE *If foliated, note if
appearance suggests low,
medium, or high grade
metamorphism
Metamorphic
Environment
(Contact, Burial, or
Regional)
Possible Parent
Rock(s)
(Protoliths)
Metamorphic Rock
Name
1
Brown
Foliated
Low grade
Regional
Mudstone
slate
2
White
Non-foliated Medium to high grade
Contact
Limestone
marble
3
Pink-brown
Foliated
Medium grade
Regional
Shale
Schist
4
Gray-white
Foliated High grade
Regional
Granite
Gneiss
5
Black with
some white
spots
Non-foliated High grade
Regional
Sandstone
Quartzite
6
Green-gray
Foliated
medium grade
Regional
Slate
Phyllite
BC Online – Physical Geology Lab (GLY1010L)
