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Download Solution PDFWhich one of the following is not a metamorphic rock?
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Download Solution PDFA rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. There are three kinds of rock: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks.
Metamorphic rock:
- The word metamorphic means ‘change of form’.
- These rocks form under the action of pressure, volume, and temperature (PVT) changes.
- Metamorphism is a process by which already consolidated rocks undergo recrystallization and reorganization of materials within original rocks
- Metamorphic rocks can be classified into foliated or non-foliated rocks.
- Gneissoid, syenite, slate, schist, marble, quartzite, etc. are some examples of metamorphic rocks.
Hence, Limestone is not a metamorphic rock.
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