Summary:
- Some of the most common metamorphic rocks are listed below (Table below) Their parent rock and the type of metamorphism are also mentioned.
- Use the resource below to answer the questions that follow.
- The more extreme the amount of meetingamorphism, the more difficult it is to tell what the original rock was.
- The table shows some common metmorphic rocks and their original parent rock.
- The light and dark minerals have separated into bands.
- Gneiss is produced by higher temperature meetamorphism.