Metamorphic List_of_rock_types

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phyllite



banded gneiss dike of granite orthogneiss



marble



quartzite



manhattan schist, southeastern new york



slate



anthracite - metamorphosed coal, between 92% - 98% organic matter
amphibolite - metamorphic rock composed of amphibole
blueschist - metamorphic rock composed of sodic amphiboles distinct blue color
cataclasite - rock formed faulting
eclogite - ultra-high grade metamorphosed basalt or gabbro; facies of metamorphic rocks
gneiss - high grade coarse grained metamorphic rock light , dark alternating bands
granulite - high grade metamorphic rock formed basalt; facies of metamorphic rocks
greenschist - mafic metamorphic rock dominated green amphiboles
hornfels - metamorphic rock formed heating igneous rock

calcflinta - type of hornfels found in scottish highlands


litchfieldite - nepheline syenite gneiss
marble - metamorphosed limestone
migmatite - high grade metamorphic rock verging upon melting magma
mylonite - metamorphic rock formed shearing
metapelite - metamorphic rock protolith of clay-rich (siltstone) sedimentary rock
metapsammite - metamorphic rock protolith of quartz-rich (sandstone) sedimentary rock
phyllite - low grade metamorphic rock composed of micaceous minerals
pseudotachylite - glass formed melting within fault via friction
quartzite - metamorphosed sandstone typically composed of >95% quartz
schist - low medium grade metamorphic rock
serpentinite - metamorphosed ultramafic rock dominated serpentine minerals
skarn - metasomatic rock
slate - low grade metamorphic rock formed shale or silts
suevite - rock formed partial melting during meteorite impact
talc carbonate - metamorphosed ultramafic rock talc essential constituent; similar serpentinite

soapstone - talc schist


whiteschist - high pressure metamorphic rock containing talc , kyanite






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