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Metamorphic Rock Identification: What Lies Beneath?
http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/metamorphic/metarxs.htm
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This website contains a set of exercises for identifying metamorphic rocks based on their textures and physical properties. The student works with specimens and tools supplied by the teacher. The website also has information on classifying metamorphic rocks and on metamorphism. Links are provided to other web sites of interest to learners of different levels. Several books are also recommended.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Computer activity
    • Lab activity
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Mineralogy or petrology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and Other Restrictions Information is Unknown.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-001-670
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'Mineral Identification: The Beauty of Nature'
http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/mineral/minerals.htm
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Don Tarman
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, Department of Geological Sciences

Author: David R. Jessey
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, Department of Geological Sciences

Publisher: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, Department of Geological Sciences
http://geology.csupomona.edu/default.htm