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COLORADO GEOLOGY

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METAMORPHIC ROCKS

Minerals        Igneous         Sedimentary         Metamorphic         Fossils

REGIONAL

CONTACT


gneiss
rock composed of light and dark bands of minerals.

anthracite
metamorphosed coal


 garnet schist
a metamorphic rock characterized by coarse-grained minerals oriented approximately parallel.

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marble
metamorphosed limestone


phyllite
a foliated metamorphic rock between slate and schist in texture


metaconglomerate
metamorphosed conglomerate


slate
a foliated metamorphic rock of extremely fine grain which splits into very flat, smooth surfaces


quartzite
metamorphosed sandstone

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