Exam 6: Metamorphism: Alteration of Rocks by Temperature and Pressure

The parent rock(s)of granofels is(are)

Light-colored rocks with coarse bands of segregated light and dark minerals are called

Different pressure-temperature zones within a belt of regionally metamorphosed rock are defined by the presence of

Oil companies rarely drill deeper than the _____ isotherm.

The parent rock of quartzite is

What is the relationship between metamorphic foliation and sedimentary bedding?

What kind of metamorphism(s)would you expect to find at a convergent plate margin?

Which of the following sequences describes the metamorphic changes in a shale with increasing metamorphic grade?

Which mineral is commonly found as a porphyroblast?

For any given depth along the P-T path of a metamorphic rock the retrograde path is always at a

One would expect shock metamorphism to be less common on Earth than on the Moon.This is because the moon has

What is metasomatism?

Geologists have recently linked rapid rates of uplift and exhumantion to

Which metamorphic rock forms in the forearc of a subduction zone?

The flow of metamorphic rocks back to Earth's surface is controlled by tectonics and

During metamorphism pressure will ____ the rocks in the direction a force is applied and ____ in the direction perpendicular to that same force.

What metamorphic facies occurs at temperatures of 400°C and pressures of 6 kilobars?

Which of the following is a general pressure in all directions,such as the pressure that the atmosphere exerts?

Differences in the P-T paths experienced by metamorphic rocks in ocean-continent collision zones versus continent-continent collision zones are mainly due to differences in

Which of the following tectonic settings may be characterized by regional,high-pressure,and ultra-high-pressure metamorphism?