Marble Is A Metamorphic Rock That Was Originally

It was originally limestone that underwent extreme pressure and high temperatures causing the limestone to recrystallize into marble.

Marble is a metamorphic rock that was originally.

Here are some of our printable resources for helping your child learn more about rocks and minerals. Sedimentary igneous and metamorphic. In the rock cycle there are three different types of rocks. Marble was an metamorphic rock that was originally a sedimentary rock which consist of limestone that has undergone heat and pressure metamorphosis under temperatures in excess of 1800ºf.

Rocks that undergo a change to form a new rock are referred to as metamorphic rocks. Marble is an example of a metamorphic rock. It is composed primarily of the mineral calcite caco 3 and usually contains other minerals such as clay minerals micas quartz pyrite iron oxides and graphite under the conditions of metamorphism the calcite in the limestone recrystallizes to form a rock that is. Sedimentary rocks were originally sediments which were compacted under high pressure.

Activities to extend the learning. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material. Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when limestone is subjected to the heat and pressure of metamorphism.