Mini Me Geology Blog » metamorphic http://www.minimegeology.com/blog Rocks for Kids, Teachers, Parents and Homeschoolers Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 We’re about to solve a Metamorphic Mystery! http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/10/21/were-about-to-solve-a-metamorphic-mystery/ http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/10/21/were-about-to-solve-a-metamorphic-mystery/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:37:58 +0000 tracyb http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/?p=177 Children will love to solve this Metamorphic Mystery from Mini Me Geology.   Your Metamorphic Mystery kit comes complete with six neat rock samples:  red slate, tourmaline schist, pink quartzite, white marble, granitoid gneiss and amphibolite.  Also included in the kit is a hand magnifier and a CD with 30 pages of mineral information, sample identification activities, puzzles, coloring pages, and experiments.  Adult supervision is required for some of the experiments.

Other fun activities on the CD include creating your own adventure story, making a personal geologist’s field notebook and your very own rock collection box!

The CD requires free Adobe Reader 9.0 which can be downloaded at www.adobe.com.  This software is easy to download and use so please use version 9.0 which makes the CD very fun to view!  The Mini CD in the kit may not play in slot drives without an adapter.  Consult computer manufacturer’s recommendations before inserting the mini CD into a slot drive.

]]> http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/10/21/were-about-to-solve-a-metamorphic-mystery/feed/ 0 Metamorphic Q&A http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/09/21/metamorphic-qa/ http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/09/21/metamorphic-qa/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:14:05 +0000 tracyb http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/?p=133 Question: What rocks are changed by high pressure and high temperature?

Answer: The change of a rock by high temperature and pressure is called metamorphism.  This is the process by which metamorphic rocks are formed.  Any rock can be changed by metamorphic processes.

Keep your questions coming.  Submit them to us here and look for a reply from us here on our blog and on our website!

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Answer: You may be referring to “foliation” which is the layering within a metamorphic rock. Foliation occurs when there is a strong pressure applied to the rock in one direction, just like when you put your hands flat together and push. When this pressure is applied, certain minerals, like mica and chlorite, grow with their long direction perpendicular to the pressure. This make the rock appear with layering and/or banding.  This garnet schist shows a foliation of the mica mineral.

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