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  • Understanding Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rocks: Crystals & Formation
    This describes a non-foliated metamorphic rock.

    Here's why:

    * Interlocking crystals: This indicates that the rock has undergone metamorphosis, where heat and pressure have caused existing minerals to recrystallize.

    * Not lined up: This means the crystals don't exhibit a preferred orientation.

    Examples of non-foliated metamorphic rocks include:

    * Marble: Formed from limestone, with interlocking calcite crystals.

    * Quartzite: Formed from sandstone, with interlocking quartz crystals.

    * Hornfels: Formed when other rocks are baked by nearby intrusions of magma.

    Let me know if you want more information about any of these rocks!

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