Metamorphic rock is the result of the transformation of a pre-existing rock type, the protolith, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The protolith is subjected to heat and ...

Marble is best known for what it can be made into — incredible artworks or tacky ashtrays. But before it was that prized white-grey rock, marble was something a lot more pedestrian — limestone. For ...

Introduction -- Physical properties of magma -- Intrusion of magma -- Forms of igneous bodies -- Cooling of igneous bodies and other diffusion processes -- Classification of igneous rocks -- ...

Researchers have discovered microdiamonds in the Nishisonogi metamorphic rock formation in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Microdiamonds in metamorphic rocks are important minerals because they form in ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Abstract The western Tianshan high‐pressure/low‐temperature orogenic belt in NW China contains eclogite ...

A unique type of diamond has been discovered in Australia for the first time, but they're invisible to the naked eye. Metamorphic diamonds are so small it took researchers almost 18 months to detect ...

There are three types of rock found on Earth. These are igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Each rock type is formed in a different way. For example, the rock malachite is mostly made of the ...