Civil Thinking

Consequences of Metamorphism

Mineral Alignment  (called foliation)

With metamorphism, there is typically a lot of pressure, or squeezing, involved.  One direction of squeezing is usually much stronger than the others.

Minerals align themselves (while they are growing) to reduce stress.

Consequently, metamorphic rocks can have a banded look…

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