Screen LibraryExploring metamorphic rocks /
"When rocks change because of environmental conditions, the new rocks are called metamorphic rocks. A rock's chemical or physical makeup may change because of conditions such as temperature, stress, or pressure. In this book, readers will learn where metamorphic rocks are most commonly fou...
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PowerKids Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Let's rock!
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| Summary: |
"When rocks change because of environmental conditions, the new rocks are called metamorphic rocks. A rock's chemical or physical makeup may change because of conditions such as temperature, stress, or pressure. In this book, readers will learn where metamorphic rocks are most commonly found, the different types of metamorphism, how metamorphic rocks are identified, and more. Full-color photographs depict these rocks in nature, and a helpful graphic organizer shows how these fascinating rocks form"-- |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | 24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781725319233 1725319233 9781725319219 1725319217 |
| Index Number: | QE475 |
| CLC: | P588.3-49 |
| Call Number: | P588.3-49/R728 |
| Contents: | Changeable -- Metamorphic locations -- What changes? -- Minerals -- Foliation -- Classification -- Coming to you -- Human uses -- Part of our world. |