Name: ________________________
Points:
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Chapter 7: Interpreting Metamorphic Rocks
7.1 (c)
(2 Points)
Would you expect to find aligned, flattened mineral grains in a rock that has undergone
heating but has not been subjected to differential stress during metamorphism? Why? (Hint: Read section
7.2.2 and look at Fig. 7.3 in the lab manual pages for answer].
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7.10
(16 points)
Identify all of the samples listed below. Fill in the chart on the next page. Hand in
the chart along with the lab answer sheet.
Sample #’s: 1-6
Gneiss
Phyllite
Schist
Marble
Quartzite
Slate
7.11 (a)
(2 Points)
Use arrows to indicate the direction of pressure that was applied to this rock. Look at
Fig. 7.3 in the posted lab manual page or the accompanying Powerpoint pdf.
