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.
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Metamorphic Rocks Amphibolite Blueschist Eclogite Gneiss Granulite Greenschist Greenstone Hornfels Marble - limestone Marble - dolomite Migmatite Phyllite Quartzite Schist Serpentinite Slate Soapstone |
Special Metamorphic Minerals
ActinoliteChlorite Corundum Epidote Garnet Graphite Kyanite Serpentinite Sillimanite Staurolite Talc |
Common Metamorphic Minerals
QuartzOrthoclase 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.