Anthracite is an example of a metaphoric rock. Also called hard coal, it is the most highly metamorphosed form of coal. It contains more fixed carbon (86 percent or greater on a dry, ash-free...Read More
The answer to the question is molten rock-cools and hardens -> igneous rock – weathered, eroded and deposition -> sedimentary rocks – stress or heat -> metaphoric rock – heat...Read More
Glaciers are slow-moving masses of ice. It is formed through snowfall which, over many years, compresses and thickens to form ice masses. Glaciers move in two ways: internal flow and basal...Read More
Andesite is a type of igneous rock that is found in most volcanic regions of the world, especially around volcanoes that line the Pacific Basin. Its main mineral components are plagioclase,...Read More
Iron ore is a very common example of a sedimentary rock. They formed from chemical reactions that combined iron and oxygen in marine and fresh waters. The two most important minerals in these...Read More
Igneous rocks are formed when magma cools down and solidifies. There are two kinds of igneous rocks and they differ in terms of where magma cools down and solidifies. The two kinds of igneous...Read More
