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     Below is an alphabetical list of metamorphic rocks. If you know the name of a rock and want to learn more about it, clicking on the name will take you to a picture and a description. Names that are not linked are ones for which pictures/descriptions are not yet available.
     Below the table is a classification showing the relationships among the metamorphic rocks. Eventually, the names in the classifiction will be clickable to a picture/description.
Metamorphic Rocks

Amphibolite
Blueschist
Eclogite
Gneiss
Granulite
Greenschist
Greenstone
Hornfels
Marble - limestone
Marble - dolomite
Migmatite
Phyllite
Quartzite
Schist
Serpentinite
Slate
Soapstone
Special Metamorphic Minerals
Actinolite
Chlorite
Corundum
Epidote
Garnet
Graphite
Kyanite
Serpentinite
Sillimanite
Staurolite
Talc
Common Metamorphic Minerals
Quartz
Orthoclase
Plagioclase
Amphibole
Pyroxene
Biotite
Muscovite
Chlorite


      The chart to the right arranges metamorphic rocks according to their classifiction. If you go to the Kinds of Metamorphism page you will find the processes by which each group forms.
  

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