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Pellant, Chris.

Marble and other metamorphic rocks / Chris and Helen Pellant. - North American ed., U.S. ed. - Milwaukee, WI : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2007. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm. - Guide to rocks and minerals . - Pellant, Chris. Guide to rocks and minerals. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

What are rocks and minerals? -- What are metamorphic rocks? -- Contact metamorphism -- Marble -- Quartzite -- Cataclasis and mylonite -- Regional metamorphism -- Slate -- Schist -- Gneiss -- Eclogite -- Calcite and rhodochrosite -- Kyanite and garnet.

Describes several kinds of metamorphic rocks, such as marble, quartzite, slate, and schist, covering their formation and properties.

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Metamorphic rocks.

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