The protolith is the unmetamorphosed compositional equivalent to a metamorphic r

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The protolith is the unmetamorphosed compositional equivalent to a metamorphic rock.

True

False

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QUESTION 17

Veins are the result of water-rich fluids that separate from a magma body and penetrate fractures in the surrounding rock body.

True

False

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QUESTION 18

The process of metamorphism includes melting of the original parent rock.

True

False

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QUESTION 19

Rocks that are created by changes in pressure are known as ________ rocks.

Dynamically Metamorphosed

Shock Metamorphosed

Regional Metamorphosed

Burial Metamorphosed

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QUESTION 20

________ is present when minerals have separated into distinct layers or lenses.

Slate

Phyllite

Schistosity

Gneissic banding

Dynamically Metamorphosed

Shock Metamorphosed

Regional Metamorphosed

Burial Metamorphosed

Explanation / Answer

Question 16
The protolith is the unmetamorphosed compositional equivalent to a metamorphic rock.
Answer: True
Limestone is a protolith to marble.
Protolith means nothing but original before gets metamorphism.

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