Rebecca Pettiford - Metamorphic Rocks
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Metamorphic Rocks is part of the Geology Genius series from Jump! Glossary of key words Index Table of contents Finding rocks. Collecting fossils. Identifying minerals. Kids cant get enough of geology and are always looking for more information. With its reader-friendly and interactive approach, each book in Geology Genius highlights a specific type of rock or geological substance and discusses its properties and where on Earth it can be found. Beautiful, crisp, full-color photos and frequent diagrams and graphics complement the carefully leveled text, turning every reader into a geology genius.
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Have you noticed any metamorphic rocks at your school or at a park? Pogo Books are published by Jump! 5357 Penn Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55419 www.jumplibrary.com Copyright 2019 Jump! International copyright reserved in all countries. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Pettiford, Rebecca, author. Title: Metamorphic rocks / by Rebecca Pettiford. Description: Minneapolis, MN: Jump!, Inc., [2018] Series: Geology genius | Pogo Books are published by Jump! | Audience: Ages 710. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017059754 (print) LCCN 2017059276 (ebook) ISBN 9781624968389 (ebook) ISBN 9781624968365 (hardcover: alk. paper) ISBN 9781624968372 (pbk.) Subjects: LCSH: Metamorphic rocksJuvenile literature. Metamorphism (Geology)Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC QE475.A2 (print) | LCC QE475.A2 P467 2018 (ebook) | DDC 552/.4dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017054180 Editor: Kristine Spanier Book Designer: Michelle Sonnek Content Consultant: Sandra Feher, M.S.G.E. Photo Credits: All photos by Shutterstock except: JTB Photo/AgeFotostock, 67; J-Palys/iStock, 89tl; Stephen Power/Alamy, 89tr; Hannes Magerstaedt/ Stringer/Getty, 1011; Felix Behnke/iStock, 12; John Kaprielian/Getty, 13.
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CHAPTER A BIG CHANGE Earth is made of rock. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER A BIG CHANGE Earth is made of rock. Old rock breaks down. New rock forms. This is called the
There are three types of rock. Two are Metamorphic is the third. This is rock that has transformed. All types of rock can transform. Even metamorphic rock can transform again. How? metamorphic rock
Heat changes rock. So does are created. Where does the heat come from? Earths crust is made of They rub against each other. This makes heat. Heat also comes from It is beneath Earths surface. It may get into another rock. The heat bakes the rock.
TAKE A LOOK! Heat and pressure can work alone or together to transform rock. = igneous rock = sedimentary rock = metamorphic rock PRESSURE HEAT = rock layers = forming metamorphic rock = magma
lapis lazuli FOLIATED slate marble NON-FOLIATED quartzite
There are two kinds of metamorphic rock. Foliated rock looks layered. Pressure squeezes the minerals. Non-foliated rock does not look layered. It may have had pressure from all sides. Or its minerals do not have distinctive growth patterns.
Lapis lazuli is rare. Its blue color makes it special. The people of Egypt once used it to decorate important items. DID YOU KNOW? King Tut was buried in a tomb. When? More than 3,300 years ago! A gold mask covered the kings mummy. It is made of lapis lazuli, quartz, and other stones.
lapis lazuli
CHAPTER AMAZING FORMATIONS New York City has tall skyscrapers. What lies beneath them? rock. It serves as a sturdy foundation. New York City
We can see this rock. It is in the citys Central Park. It started as soft mud on a seafloor. When? More than million years ago. Pressure it. schist
Pipestone National Monument is in Minnesota. schist Pipestone National Monument is in Minnesota. Pipestone is formed from mud layers. Heat transformed the mud over time. So did pressure. This red rock is layered with DID YOU KNOW? Native people have pipestone for more than 3,000 years. Why? It is soft.
quartzite pipestone
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