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Is cinnabar a igneous metamorphic or sedimentary rock?
igneous
Is shale igneous metamorphic sedimentary?
It is a Sedimentary rock
Does an igneous rock have to go through the sedimentary process in order to become metamorphic?
No, it doesn't.
Why is that igneous rock must always become sedimentary rock?
It doesn't have to. Most rocks exposed at the surface will erode and become sedimentary, but igneous rock that is underground can be remelted and become another igneous rock, or can become metamorphic.
What type of rocks are metamorphic rocks formed from?
Metamorphic rocks are formed from existing rocks that undergo changes in temperature, pressure, or chemical reactions due to processes like heat and pressure from deep within the Earth's crust. These existing rocks can be sedimentary, igneous, or even other metamorphic rocks that get transformed into a new type of rock.
What can a metamorphic rock become?
A pre-existing, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock.
Is there a sentence with the word rock cycle?
Igneous rock can weather and become sedimentary rock . Metamorphic rock can be melted in a volcano and become igneous rock. Igneous rock and sedimentary rock can be heated and pressurized to form metamorphic rock.
What is required to change an igneous rock into a sedimentary rock?
Igneous rocks are a "finished product". They do not become sedimentary rock - though sedimentary rocks, with heat and pressure can become metamorphic rocks.
Is gneiss an igneous metamorphic or sedimentary rock?
It is a Metamorphic rock
Is schist a sedimentary or igneous or metamorphic rock?
it is a metamorphic rock
Is a seashell an igneous sedimentary or metamorphic rock?
metamorphic rock
Is gneiss igneous metamorphic or sedimentary rock?
It is a Metamorphic rock
How a sedimentary rock or igneous rock become a metamorphic rock?
when sedimentary rocks get exposed to great heat and pressure, they become more consolidated (harder to weather). when igneous rock combines with sediments and the two are heated under pressure, they become one rock, a metamorphic rock
What type of rock can become sedimentary?
Any type of rock, igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary, can become eroded and re-deposited and cemented together to become a new sedimentary rock.
What are the 3 rocks in the rock cycle?
Three (3) rocks in the rock cycle are sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock.
What types of rocks can become sedimentary rock?
Any type of rock, igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary, can become eroded and re-deposited and cemented together to become a new sedimentary rock.
Is opal a sedimentary igneous or metamorphic rock?
igneous
