Question

explain when limestone is metamorphosed, there is a little change in mineral composition. calcite is still the dominant mineral. explain why this happens

Answer 1

Explanation:

During metamorphism, pressure and temperature, a times fluids causes the mineral composition and texture of a parent rock to change.

Texture is the arrangement and orientation of mineral grains in a rock.

• Rocks that are made up of single mineral phase rarely undergo compositional changes.
• Rocks like quartz sandstone and limestone do not change minerals.
• In limestone, the mineral calcite is dominant. Since there are no other minerals to combine with, it's composition does not change.
• But a metamorposed limestone undergoes changes in texture.
• The searing heat and pressure causes the grains to recrystallized, they interlock to form a granular pattern.

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