Metamorphic Rocks

The earth is not finished, but is now being,
and will forevermore be re-made.

- C. R. van Hise (1898)

Key words or concepts:

Metamorphism

regional
contact

foliated

slate - phyllite - schist
gniess

nonfoliated

marble
quartzite
metaconglomerate
anthracite

Metamorphic rocks as building materials

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