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A metamorphic rock can be classified according to its _____.

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A metamorphic rock can be classified according to its texture and composition.

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Texture and composition

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The rocks that are formed due to the changes in rocks that come about due to intense heat and pressure are referred to as metamorphic rocks.
  • The metamorphic rocks can be classified based on their texture as well as the composition of the minerals that constitute it.
  • The textures on the rocks can be either foliated or non-foliated and the composition can consist of whereas minerals such as sillimanite, kyanite, staurolite, andalusite, etc.
  • The texture can further be used to divide the rocks into slaty, schistose, gneissose, granoblastic and hornfelsic.
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